A woman was shopping at her local supermarket where she selected:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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a half-gallon of 2% milk,<o></o>
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a carton of eggs,<o></o>
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a quart of orange juice,<o></o>
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a head of romaine lettuce,<o></o>
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a 2 lb. can of coffee,<o></o>
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and a 1 lb. package of bacon.<o></o>
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As she was unloading her items on the conveyor belt to check out, a<o></o>
drunk standing behind her watched as she placed the items in front of<o></o>
the cashier.<o></o>
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While the cashier was ringing up her purchases, the drunk calmly stated,<o></o>
"You must be single."<o></o>
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The woman was a bit startled by this proclamation, but she was intrigued<o></o>
by the derelict's intuition, since she was indeed single.<o></o>
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She looked at her six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly<o></o>
unusual about her selections that could have tipped off the drunk to her<o></o>
marital status.<o></o>
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Curiosity getting the better of her, she said "Well, you know what,<o></o>
You're absolutely correct. But how on earth did you know that?"<o></o>
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The drunk replied, "Cause you're ugly."<o></o>
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a half-gallon of 2% milk,<o></o>
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a carton of eggs,<o></o>
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a quart of orange juice,<o></o>
<o></o>
a head of romaine lettuce,<o></o>
<o></o>
a 2 lb. can of coffee,<o></o>
<o></o>
and a 1 lb. package of bacon.<o></o>
<o></o>
As she was unloading her items on the conveyor belt to check out, a<o></o>
drunk standing behind her watched as she placed the items in front of<o></o>
the cashier.<o></o>
<o></o>
While the cashier was ringing up her purchases, the drunk calmly stated,<o></o>
"You must be single."<o></o>
<o></o>
The woman was a bit startled by this proclamation, but she was intrigued<o></o>
by the derelict's intuition, since she was indeed single.<o></o>
<o></o>
She looked at her six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly<o></o>
unusual about her selections that could have tipped off the drunk to her<o></o>
marital status.<o></o>
<o></o>
Curiosity getting the better of her, she said "Well, you know what,<o></o>
You're absolutely correct. But how on earth did you know that?"<o></o>
<o></o>
The drunk replied, "Cause you're ugly."<o></o>