Can't fool an old bird...

Simone, hubby, little B and Mam went out to lunch at a local restaurant. They walked into the pub and were promptly seated next to an older man who was lunching with a teenager. In short order, the food arrived and, amongst much chatter, the generous portions were devoured. "Who wants dessert?" The waitress asked. Simone still had a little room left so she ordered a floating island. Mam ordered a café Liégeois. Little B and his father each ordered some ice cream. Only, voilà... Simone's dessert was no floating island: it was a floating continent. And Mam's dessert? The container was a VASE! No kidding. It topped Mam's head by several inches. The woman, 90 years old, had to reach up to get her spoon in the container. And reach she did, one spoonful at a time, until the whole vase was thoroughly empty. Simone's hubby asked for the bill but Mam argued. A discussion ensued, whereby hubby flipped a coin several times but Mam refused to accept the results. In any case, hubby, an accomplished magician, cheated. He even tried to steal Mam's credit card. No go. Even the waitress refused to take hubby's card, choosing Mam's instead. Merci, Mam! Le dessert était délicieux!