How old is your family?
The lady was trying to impress those at the party. "My family's ancestry is very old," she said. "It dates back to the days of King John of England." Then turning to a lady sitting quietly in a corner she asked condescendingly: "How old is your family, my dear?"
"Well," said the woman with a quiet smile, "I can't really say. All our family records were lost in the Flood."


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