Fifty/Fifty
A young man saw an elderly couple sitting down to lunch at McDonald. He noticed that they had ordered one meal, and an extra drink cup. As he watched, the gentleman carefully divided the hamburger in half, then counted out the fries, one for him, one for her, until each had half of them. Then he poured half of the soft drink into the extra cup and set that in front of his wife.The old man then began to eat, and his wife sat watching, with her hands folded in her lap. The young man decided to ask if they would allow him to purchase another meal for them so that they didn't have to split theirs. The old gentleman said, "Oh no. We've been married 50 years, and everything has always been and will always be shared, 50/50." The young man then asked the wife if she was going to eat, and she replied, "It's his turn with the teeth."
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若い男性が年寄りの夫婦がマクドナルドで食事するのに座っているのを見かける。若者は老夫婦が一人前の食事を頼み、コップを一つ余分にもらっているのに気づく。彼が見ていると、旦那さんの方がハンバーガーを丁寧に半分に分け、ポテトフライを、一つ彼に、一つは彼女にと半分ずつになるまで数えて行った。そして旦那さんはソフトドリンクを余分なコップに半分だけ入れ、妻の前に置く。旦那さんが食べ始める、そして妻はひざの上に手を乗せて座って見つめている。若い男性は老夫婦が半分にしなくてもいいように、もう一人前の食事を彼らのために買ってあげても良いか聞こうと決めた。旦那さんが言う、「いや、いいんだ。我々は５０年の間結婚していて、すべてのものは半々にしてきた、そしてして行くんだ。」若い男性はそして、奥さんの方に食事をしないのか聞く、すると彼女は答える、「彼が入れ歯を使う番なの。」
