My college roommate, Joe, dressed exactly like The Fonz from the classic television show Happy Days. However, although Joe was a colorful cutup, often at the center of comic mischief, he was rarely as cool as Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli. To celebrate the end of another grueling work week, here is a bawdy moment from Joe's life.

Late one evening we decided to head to The Uptowner, a popular bar in downtown Charleston, Illinois. Drinks in hand, we meandered and mingled.

Surprisingly, this semi-attractive older woman aproached Joe. She had long dark hair and wore dark blue jeans with a matching denim jacket. She was thin, but not druggy thin.

She took a drag from her cigarette, exhaled, and then said, "I like your jacket."

"Thanks," Joe replied.

The woman then told an exhausting, curse word laden, story about her terrible day. A day that began with her cat waking her by sleeping on her face.

"That sounds like a great day, in my opinion," said Joe with a goofy grin.

"Why?" she asked.

"What's so bad about waking up with [insert a dirty word that rhymes with wussy] on your face." Joe began to laugh like a class clown in the fifth grade.

Had she a drink in her hand, I'm certain she would have tossed it in Joe's face. Instead, she stormed off into the pool room.

Most women love a sense of humor in a man, but sometimes it takes empathy to get laid. Joe never learned that, but it was just as well. He was terribly allergic to cats.

MLB
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Canadian Football League
Toronto Argonauts +7.5 (-110)
Over 55 (-110)

Good luck, and may your night be filled with laughter...and empathy, if the situation arises.