A Grandfather's Wisdom

A Measure of  Man 

    

A man walks into the store, homburg in hand,

 two purchases in mind. 

He steps to the counter, addresses the shopkeeper; 

Loudly he says "Some cigarettes, please".   

So as not to offend,  

discretely he whispers; "And a condom if you wouldn't mind."   

 A man walks into the store, ipod in hand,  

two purchases in mind. 

He steps to the counter, addresses the shopkeeper; 

Loudly he says "A condom, please."        

So as not to offend,        

discretely he whispers; "And some cigarettes if you wouldn't mind"       

"Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier even then the sword."   

-Zeitgeist