“BROWNIES”
A parent of teens was approached by his teenage children
seeking permission to attend a popular "R"-rated Movie showing in the area. This
is not unusual in most homes but in this particular family there was a ‘No
R-Rated Movie’ policy and these teens wished an exemption so they could attend
with their friends.
They had all sorts of reasons such as ‘it stars so and so who is the most popular star today’, ‘they only have a little bit of bad language’, ‘the nudity is very brief and you don’t see much anyway’, ‘the violence is not that gory and there is only a little bit of blood’ and ‘Dad everyone says the action is great and the music isn’t that loud.’ 'Dad, all my friends have seen it and they are all going to watch it again.'
Well, you know Dad said “NO” anyway and the disappointed teens didn’t get to go to the movie. They rented videos and had pizza and popcorn and invited a few friends to come over instead.
A few days later Dad called the kids into the kitchen and invited them to eat a fresh batch of Brownies he and Mom had just baked. Everyone knew how good Mom's brownies were. They were so good they were famous and people would come from miles around just for Mom's brownies. He told them these brownies were extra special and they had an extra ingredient added just for them.
Dad went on to tell them about these special brownies. “Why we used all of the best ingredients available. You know, the ones that make brownies taste so good. We cooked them for just the right time and they are gooey and wonderful. Oh the chocolate makes them taste great. Just smell them, it makes your mouth water, don’t you agree?”
“Now let me tell you about a new special ingredient that we added to them. This makes these brownies exciting, wonderful and they’re just for you to enjoy. I don’t imagine that you have ever had brownies with this special ingredient. I went out into the yard and found some dried dog poop and was able to grind it up into a very fine powder and mixed just a small amount into the brownie mix as I stirred it together. Then I baked the brownies and here you are. Don’t they look and smell wonderful, you can't even smell the dog poop can you?”
Dad noticed the look of shock and bewilderment on the kids faces and quickly said, “There is only just a little bit of dog poop included so it shouldn’t hurt you and you couldn't possibly taste it. I made sure the dog poop was totally dried out so it would grind up into the finest powder and I put a small amount in the mix so you wouldn’t even notice it. I’m positive the dog poop came from our dog and you know how good of a dog he is and how popular he is with all of your friends. Why maybe your friends even saw the dog do his poop. Everyone thinks he is the best and most popular dog around so I'm sure they would really like his poop.”
Dad continued to encourage his kids to try the brownies and said, “Come on you two, you know how much you like brownies. I even made a double batch so there would be enough for all of your friends. Go ahead, taste them and eat up. How can anything that smells so good and looks so wonderful be so bad? Once you’ve tried them I’m sure you’ll like them and then you can tell your friends and share your brownies with them. I’m sure they’ll like them so much they will want more. We’ll make another batch so they can come over for brownies again. Just think; we can have everyone of your friends eating our special brownies.”