Uncle Ben and the Broken Chair
Uncle Ben was sitting in the living room when suddenly—
CRACK!
The chair collapsed underneath him.
Everyone rushed over.
“Uncle Ben! Are you okay?!”
Uncle Ben slowly stood up, looked at the broken chair, and said:
“I'm fine.”
Everyone sighed in relief.
Then he added:
“But the chair…”
He pointed at it dramatically.
“…has finally broken under pressure.”
His nephew groaned.
“Uncle, that doesn't even make sense.”
Uncle Ben nodded seriously.
“Of course it does.”
“How?”
“Because I’m a heavy thinker.”
Everyone stared at him.
Uncle Ben smiled.
“Get it? Heavy… thinker?”
His nephew walked away.
Uncle Ben shouted:
“WAIT! Where are you going?”
“To find another chair.”
Uncle Ben nodded.
“Good idea.”
“Why?”
“So I can sit down and think about what I did.”
The family collectively regretted coming over that Sunday.
Uncle Ben was sitting in the living room when suddenly—
CRACK!
The chair collapsed underneath him.
Everyone rushed over.
“Uncle Ben! Are you okay?!”
Uncle Ben slowly stood up, looked at the broken chair, and said:
“I'm fine.”
Everyone sighed in relief.
Then he added:
“But the chair…”
He pointed at it dramatically.
“…has finally broken under pressure.”
His nephew groaned.
“Uncle, that doesn't even make sense.”
Uncle Ben nodded seriously.
“Of course it does.”
“How?”
“Because I’m a heavy thinker.”
Everyone stared at him.
Uncle Ben smiled.
“Get it? Heavy… thinker?”
His nephew walked away.
Uncle Ben shouted:
“WAIT! Where are you going?”
“To find another chair.”
Uncle Ben nodded.
“Good idea.”
“Why?”
“So I can sit down and think about what I did.”
The family collectively regretted coming over that Sunday.