Once upon a time two gentle Southern belles were sitting on the porch sipping mint juleps.

One of these flowers of Southern womanhood looked at the other and nodded back towards the house:"See now, sugar, my husband bought me this house upon the birth of our first child."

And the other steel magnolia replied: �Well isn�t that nice?�

So the first jewel of Southern charm continued, indicating the candy apple red convertible sitting in the driveway: �And he bought me that car upon the birth of our second child.�

The picture of grace and Southern beauty sitting next to her again replied: �Well isn�t that nice?�

So the first blossom of Southern womanhood held up her wrist and said: �And on the birth of our THIRD child he presented me with this diamond bracelet!�

Again came the gentle murmur: �Well isn�t that nice?�

Finally, in frustration, the first Southern peach said: �Well, what did your husband give you when you gave him his child??�

�Oh, he sent me to charm school� came the murmur.

�Charm school?� she exclaimed. �Why on earth did he send you to CHARM school?�

And the blossom of Southern feminity answered: �So I�d learn to say �Well isn�t that nice?� instead of �Who gives a shit?��



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