A Push?

A man and his wife were awakened at 3 o'clock in the morning by a loud pounding on their door.

The man got up and went to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, was asking for a push.

"Not a chance," said the husband, "it is 3 o'clock in the morning!”

He slamed the door and returned to bed.

"Who was that?" asked his wife.

"Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answered.

"Did you help him?" she asked.

"No, I did not. It is 3 o'clock in the morning and it is pouring rain out there!"

"Well, you have a short memory," said his wife. "Don't you remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us? I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself."

The husband is properly shamed, gets dressed, and went out into the pounding rain. He called out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?"

"Yes," came back the answer.

"Do you still need a push?" he called out to the stranger.

"Yes, please!” came the reply from the dark.

"Where are you?" asked the husband while rain ran into his eyes.

Then he heard the reply, "Over here. On the swing!"