A wife and husband were hosting an importan dinner party and the wife wanted the evening to be perfect. At the last minute however, she realised she didn't have any snails so asked her husband to run down to the beach and fetch some.

Grudgingly he agreed. With bucket in hand he briskly made his way down the apartment stairs and over to the beach. While collecting snails a gorgeous woman strolled alongside the waters edge. He kept thinking: "Wouldn't it be great if she came over and talked to me" He went back to gathering snails.

Suddenly he looked up and there in front of him - smiling - was the beautiful lady. After talking, she invited him back to her house for a coffee. Well, they ended up staying for more than 1 coffee and at 8 o'clock the following morning he woke up and exclaimed: "Oh No!!!, My wife's dinner party..."

Gathering his clothes, he grabbed the bucket and ran as fast as he could back to his apartment. He was in such a hurry that when he reached the top of the stairs he dropped the bucket and the snails started falling down the stairs behind him...

Just then, his apartment door opens, and his very angry wife stands there wondering what happened to him. The man looks at the snails all down the steps, then looks at her, then back at the snails and says: "Come on guys, we're almost there!"