$ 280,000 Mortgage
 
THIS WAS VOTED THE BEST SHORT JOKE
 
For his birthday,little Josephasked for a 10speed bicycle.

 His father said, 'Son, we'd give you one, but the mortgage on this house is $280,000 and your mother just lost her job.  
There's no way we can afford it.'  

The next day the father saw little Joseph heading out the front door with a suitcase.  
So he asked, 'Son, where are you going?'  

Little Joseph told him, 'I was walking past your room last night and heard you telling mom you were pulling out.  
Then I heard her tell you to wait because she was coming too.  
And I'll be damned if I'm staying here by myself with a$280,000 mortgage and