A gentleman asked a waiter to take a bottle of Merlot to an
attractive woman he spotted dining alone. The waiter took the
Merlot to the woman and said, "This is from the gentleman seated
over there," indicating the sender.
She regarded the wine coolly for a second, not looking at the man,
and decided to send a reply note to the man. The waiter, who was
lingering for a response, took the note from her and conveyed it to
the gentleman.
The note read:
"For me to accept this bottle, you need to have a Mercedes in your
garage, a million dollars in the bank, and 7 inches in your
pants."
After reading the note, the man decided to compose one of his own
in return. He folded the note, handed it to the waiter and
instructed him to return this to the woman.
It read:
"For your information, I have a Ferrari Maranello, a BMW Z8, a
Mercedes CL600 and a Porsche Turbo in my garage. There is over
twenty million dollars in my bank account. But, not even for a
woman as beautiful as you, would I cut three inches off.
Just send the bottle back."
