Dear Abby: This is for ”His Wife in Raytown, Mo.,” who found a fake red fingernail clinging to her husband`s shorts:
Dear Wife: I`ll not try to convince you that your husband could be innocent, but I want to relate an incident that happened to me.
I have long fingernails and occasionally one breaks, so I replace it with a ”temporary,” using super-glue. One afternoon I had just affixed a false fingernail when a young male co-worker stopped by my office to chitchat. I noticed there were threads on the waistband of his slacks where the price tag had been stitched. It looked tacky, so I offered to snip the threads off with.
After he left, I noticed my false fingernail was no longer on my finger!
I searched my office, under my desk, etc., and finally gave up. About 30 minutes later my co-worker returned red-faced. Holding my pink fingernail in his hand, he said, ”Look what I`ve found in my underwear!”
So, you see, even when there doesn`t appear to be a reasonable explanation, don`t jump to conclusions. You could be wrong. Trust me. If it isn`t something totally innocent, there will be more telltale signs than a false fingernail.
S.C. in Atlanta
Dear S.C.: I hope ”His Wife in Raytown” doesn`t miss this column. It could make her day–as well as her husband`s.
