Never lie to your mother

Ben invited his mother over for dinner. During the course of the meal, Ben's mother couldn't help notice how beautiful Ben's roommate, Jennifer, was. Ben's mother had long been suspicious of the platonic relationship between Ben and Jennifer, and the fact that they were now roommates had 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 Ben and Jennifer than met the eye. Reading his mom's thoughts, Ben volunteered, 'I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you Jennifer and I are just roommates.' About a week later Jennifer came to Ben saying, 'Ever since your mother came to dinner I've been unable to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose she took it, do you?' Ben said, 'Well, I doubt it, but I'll send her an e-mail just to be sure.' So he sat down and wrote:

Dear Mom,

I'm not saying that you 'did' take the gravy ladle from the house, I'm not saying that you 'did not' take the gravy ladle. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner last week.

Love,

Ben

Several days later, Ben received an email back from his mother that read:

Dear Son,

I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Jennifer, I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with Jennifer. But the fact remains that if Jennifer was sleeping in her own bed she would have found the gravy ladle by now.

Love,

Mom