Two old guys suffering from Alzheimer's are
sitting on a bench when an ice-cream van comes down the street.
"Do you want one?" asks the first guy.
"Yes, I'll have a cone, but write it down or
otherwise you'll forget" says the second.
"No I won't" says the first.
"Look, I want a cone with a flake, and I know
you'll forget, so write it down" says the second.
"I won't forget" says the first guy, getting
slightly irritated.
"OK then, look - I want a cone, a flake and
strawberry sauce. Now write it down or you WILL forget" says the second.
The first guy is getting quite miffed now and
still argues that he won't forget.
The second guy says irritably "I want a cone, a
flake, strawberry sauce and hundreds and thousands & little chocolate bits
sprinkled all over. You won't remember all that so WRITE IT
DOWN!"
The first guy, now really annoyed, walks off
and five minutes later comes back with a meat pie.
The second guy looks at him and says "Where's
my chips?"