The Barber
After twenty years of shaving himself every
morning, a man in a small Southern town decided he
had enough. He told his wife that he intended to
let the local barber shave him each day. He put on
his hat and coat and went to the barber shop which
was owned by the pastor of the town Baptist
Church. The barber's wife, Grace, was working, so
she performed
the task.
Grace shaved him and sprayed him with lilac water
and said, "That will be $20."
The man thought the price was a bit high, but he
paid the bill and went to work. The next morning
the man looked in the mirror, and his face was as
smooth as it had been when he left the barber shop
the day before. Not bad, he thought. At least I
don't need to get a shave every day.
The next morning, the man's face was still smooth.
Two weeks later, the man was still unable to find
any trace of whiskers on his face. It was more
than he could take, so he returned to the barber
shop.
"I thought $20 was high for a shave", he told the
barber's wife, "but you must have done a great
job. It's been two weeks and my whiskers still
haven't started growing back."
The expression on her face didn't even change,
expecting his comment. She responded, "You were
shaved by Grace. Once shaved, always shaved."
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