The Second Coming

November, 1982

I'm stupid and my wife is stupid. Suppose we had a child. The child would be twice as stupid as either of us. What good would it be? None.On the other hand, we have always wanted to have a child.Shirley and I talked it over, and the conversation went something like this:''I'd like to have a child that was smart enough to do something besides working like a dog in the plant.''''Smart enough to make a decent buck at something.''''It could earn enough money to take care of us when we're old. Oh, we...