JEST FOR FUN

I thought I had finally found a way to convince Susan, my continually harried friend, that she needed to find ways to relax. I invited her to dinner and, while I was busy cooking, she agreed to watch my videotape on stress management and relaxation techniques. Fifteen minutes later, she came into the kitchen and handed me the tape. “It was good,” she said, “but I don’t need it.”

“But it’s a 70-minute video,” I replied. “You couldn’t have watched the whole thing.”

“Yes, I did,” Susan assured me. “I put it on fast-forward.”