> 3:00 am by a loud pounding
> on the door. The man gets up and
> goes to the door where a drunken stranger,
> standing in the pouring rain, is
> asking for a push. 'Not a chance,' says the husband,
> 'it is 3:00 in the morning!' He
> slams the door and returns to bed.
>
> 'Who was that?' asked his wife. 'Just some drunken guy asking for a push,'
> he answers.
> 'Did you help him?' she asks. 'No, I did not, it is 3:00 in the morning
> and it is pouring rain out there!'
> 'Well, you have a short memory,' says his wife. 'Can't you
> remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys
> helped us? I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of
> yourself!'
>
> The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and
> goes out into the pounding rain. He calls out into the dark, 'Hello, are you
>
> still there?' 'Yes,' comes back the answer. 'Do you still need a push?'
> calls out the husband.
> 'Yes, please!' comes the reply from the dark. 'Where are you?' asks the
> husband.
> 'Over here on the swing,' replied the drunk.
>