An old one I know
Potentially VS. Reality
Little Johnny comes home from
school with a writing assignment. He asks his father for help.
"Dad, can you tell me the difference between potential and reality?"
His father looks up, thoughtfully, and then says, "I'll display it
to you. Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Robert Redford for a
million quid. Then go ask you sister if she would sleep with Brad
Pitt for a million quid. Then come back and tell me what you have
learned."
Little Johnny is puzzled but decides to see if he can figure out
what his father means. He asks his mother, "Mom, if someone would give
you a million quid, would you sleep with Robert Redford?"
His mother looks around shyly, and then with a little smile on her
face says, "Don't tell your father, but yes, I would."
Then he goes to his sister's room and asks her, "Sis, if someone
gave you a million quid, would you sleep with Brad Pitt?"
His sister looks up and says, "Omigod! Definitely!"
Little Johnny goes back to his father who asks, "Well, what did you
learn?"
Little Johnny says, "Dad, I think I've figured it out. POTENTIALLY,
we're sitting on two million quid, but in REALITY, we're living with a
couple of tarts."