{"id":72140,"date":"2024-04-01T15:45:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T08:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/?p=72140"},"modified":"2024-04-01T15:45:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T08:45:17","slug":"a-blind-man-with-disbelief-smelling-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/a-blind-man-with-disbelief-smelling-power\/","title":{"rendered":"A blind man with disbelief smelling power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'>A blind man walks into a restaurant and sits down.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The waiter, who is also the owner, walks up to the blind man and hands him a menu.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cI\u2019m sorry, sir, but I am blind and can\u2019t read the menu.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>Just bring me a dirty fork from a previous customer.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>I\u2019ll smell it and order from there.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>A little confused, the owner walks over to the dirty dish pile and picks up a greasy fork.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>He returns to the blind man\u2019s table and hands it to him.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The blind man puts the fork to his nose and takes in a deep breath.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cAh, yes, that\u2019s what I\u2019ll have, meatloaf and mashed potatoes.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Unbelievable, the owner thinks as he walks towards the kitchen.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The cook happens to be the owner\u2019s wife.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>He tells her what had just happened.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The blind man eats his meal and leaves.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Several days later, the blind man returns and the owner mistakenly brings him a menu again.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cSir, remember me? I\u2019m the blind man.\u201d\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cI\u2019m sorry, I didn\u2019t recognize you. I\u2019ll go get you a dirty fork.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The owner retrieves a dirty fork and brings it to the blind man.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>After another deep breath, the blind man says, <strong>\u201cThat smells great.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>I\u2019ll take the macaroni and cheese with broccoli.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Walking away in disbelief, the owner thinks the blind man is screwing around with him and tells his wife\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>that the next time the blind man comes in he\u2019s going to test him.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The blind man eats and leaves.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>He returns the following week, but this time the owner sees him coming and runs to the kitchen.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>He tells his wife,<strong> \u201cMary, rub this fork on your undies before I take it to the blind man.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Mary complies and hands her husband the fork.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>As the blind man walks in and sits down, the owner is ready and waiting.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cGood afternoon, sir, this time I remembered you and I already have the fork ready for you.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The blind man puts the fork to his nose, takes a deep whiff, and says,\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cHey I didn\u2019t know that Mary worked here\u2026\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A blind man walks into a restaurant and sits down. The waiter, who is also the owner, walks up to the blind man and hands him a menu. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, sir, but I am blind and can\u2019t read the menu. Just bring me a dirty fork from a previous customer. 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