Peter invited his mother for dinner, during the course of the meal; his
mother couldn't help but notice how lovely Peter's flat mate, Joanne,
was.

She had long been suspicious of a relationship between the two, and this
only made her more curious.

Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she
started to wonder if there was more between Peter and his flat mate than
met the eye.

Reading his mum's thoughts, Peter volunteered, 'I know what you must be
thinking, but I assure you, Joanne and I are just flat mates'.

About a week later, Joanne came to Peter saying, 'Ever since your mother
came to dinner, I've been unable to find the frying pan, you don't
suppose she took it do you?

'Well I doubt it, but I'll e-mail her just to be sure' said Peter.

So he sat down and wrote:

DEAR MOTHER,

I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU 'DID' TAKE THE FRYING PAN FROM MY HOUSE. I'M NOT
SAYING THAT YOU 'DID NOT' TAKE THE FRYING PAN BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT
IT HAS BEEN MISSING EVER SINCE YOU WERE HERE FOR DINNER.

LOVE
PETER

Several days later, Peter received an email from his mother which read:

DEAR SON,

I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU 'DO' SLEEP WITH JOANNE, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT
YOU 'DO NOT' SLEEP WITH JOANNE, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT IF SHE WAS
SLEEPING IN HER OWN BED, SHE WOULD HAVE FOUND THE FRYING PAN BY NOW.

LOVE
MUM

Lesson of the day,

NEVER LIE TO YOUR MOTHER