Girl's father: 'My daughter sings so well that you will forget to listen to tape-recorders and stereos after you hear her. She dances so superbly that once you see her dancing, you will stop watching TV and the VCR. And she washes clothes better than any washing machine.'

Boy's father: 'But I have already accepted your daughter's hand for my son. So why are you telling me all this?'

Girl's father: 'So that you do not ask for these items as part of her dowry.'