# May I know the time please?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 28, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/may-i-know-the-time-please/146178 "2005-04-28T19:43:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amitgeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@amitgeorge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amitgeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/may-i-know-the-time-please/146178/1 "2005-04-28T19:43:31Z")
May I know the time please?! May I know the time please?! Young Man: Sir, may I know the time, please? Old Man: Certainly not. Young Man: Sir, but why? What are you going to loose, if you tell me the time? Old Man: Yes, I may loose something if I tell you the time. Young Man: But Sir, can you tell me how? Old Man : See, if I tell you the time you will definitely thank me and may be tomorrow again you will ask me the time. Young Man: Quite possible. Old Man: May be we meet two three times more and you will ask my name and address. Young Man: Quite possible. Old Man: One day you may come to my house saying you were just passing by and came into wish me. Then as a courtesy, I will offer you a cup of tea. After my courteous approach you will try to come again. This time you will appreciate tea and ask who has made it.? Young Man: Possible Old Man: Then I have to introduce my young and pretty daughter to you & you will admire my daughter. Young Man: Smiles. 😉 Old Man: Now onwards you will try to meet my daughter again and again. You will offer her to go out for a movie together and a date with you. Young Man: Smiles Old Man: My daughter may start liking you and start waiting for you. After meeting regularly you will fall in love with her and propose her for marriage. Young Man: Smiles Old Man: One day both of you will come to me and tell me about your love and ask for my permission. Young Man: Oh Yes! and smiles Old Man: (Angrily) Young man, I will never marry my daughter to a person like you who does not even own a watch