Once Mel was a little boy who lived in the country. For bathroom facilities, he had to use an outhouse. The Mel hated it because it was hot in the summer and cold in the winter, and it stank all the time.

The outhouse was sitting on the bank of a creek, and Mel determined that one day he would push that outhouse into the water.

One day after a spring rain, the creek was swollen so Mel decided that today was the day to push the outhouse into the creek. So he got a large stick and pushed. Finally, the outhouse toppled into the creek and floated away.

That evening his dad sternly told him to sit down. Knowing he was in trouble, Mel asked why. The dad replied, "Someone pushed the outhouse into the creek today. It was you, wasn't it, son?"

Mel nodded meekly. Then he thought a moment and said, "Dad, I read in school today that George Washington chopped down a cherry tree and didn't get into trouble because he told the truth."

The dad replied, "Well, son, George Washington's father wasn't in that cherry tree!"