An elderly gentleman is hospitalized for routine examinations. He was removed his dentures.
A nurse passes by to see if all is well and sees on his nightstand a dish of "peanuts".
He asks the gentleman if he can afford to take some of them. The old gentleman responds with difficulty, since he has no teeth:
- Go ahead, my boy, serve yourself.
And the nurse takes a small handful.
The next day, the same nurse asks the old gentleman if he can recover peanuts again. The old gentleman answers him:
- Do not interfere with my young, take as much as you want.
And the same situation continues for a few days.
The last day, there are only a few peanuts in the bottom of the dish. The nurse hesitates and says to the old gentleman:
- Are you sure I can take them? I do not want to take everything you have left.
The old gentleman answers him, still without dentures:
- Go ahead, my boy, take what's left.
The nurse takes the last handful of peanuts and while he still has his mouth full, he says to the old gentleman:
- Ha! they were very good peanuts. Thank you a lot.
And the old gentleman to answer him without his teeth:
- It made me happy, but they were really better when wrapped in chocolate.