Brian invited his mother over for dinner. During the course of  the meal,  Brian's mother couldn't help but notice how beautiful Brian's roommate, Jennifer, was. Brian's Mom had long been suspicious of the platonic relationship between Brian and Jennifer, and this had only made her more curious. 

Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between Brian and Jennifer  than met the eye.

Reading his mom's thoughts, Brian volunteered, 'I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you Jennifer and I are just roommates.'

About a week later, Jennifer came to Brian saying, 'Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose she took it, do you?'  Brian said, 'Well, I doubt it, but I'll send her an e-mail just to be sure. So he sat down  and wrote: 
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Dear Mom,

I'm not saying that you 'did' take the gravy ladle from the house, I'm
not saying that you 'did not' take the gravy ladle. But the fact remainsthat one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner. 

Love, Brian
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Several days later, Brian received an email back from his mother that  read: