Middle X

[Guest guest]

Mr. Schwartz was the oldest of 7 children, so he had to quit

school and work to help support his younger brothers and

sisters. He never learned to read, so when he married and

started a checking account, he signed his checks simply "XX".

 

Eventually he started his own business, which immediately

prospered.

 

He soon was a very rich man. One day, he got a call from his

bank. "Mr. Schwartz," said the banker, "I need to ask you about

this check. We weren't sure you had really signed it. All these

years you've been signing your checks 'XX', but we just got one

that was signed with three XXX's..."

 

Mr. Schwartz answered, "No problem, my friend. It's just that

since I've become so wealthy, my wife thought I ought to have

a middle name."