Hair Doesn’t Grow on a Busy Street

Out of the blue a young daughter, apparently already pondering the mysteries of her small world asked, “Mommy, mommy, why has daddy got so few hairs on his head?.”

“He thinks a lot,” her mother off-handedly responded, now pleased with herself for coming up with a quick answer that her husband would no doubt concur with, and at the same time answer her daughter’s puzzlement over her daddy’s growing baldness.

Or she was, until the daughter thought for a second and remarked, “Hmmm, so how come you have so much hair?”