For his birthday, little Ben asked for a 10-speed bicycle.
His fathersaid, 'Son, we'd give you one, but the mortgage on this house is$280,000 & your mother just lost her job.
There's no way we can affordit.' The next day the father saw little Ben heading out the front door with a suitcase,
so he asked, 'Son, where are you going?' Little Ben told him,
'I was walking past your room last night and I heard youtelling Mom you were pulling out.
Then I heard her tell you to wait because she was coming too.
And I'll be damned if I'm staying here by myself with a $280,000 mortgage & no bike!!!