A man is waiting for his wife to give birth to their first child. The doctor comes in and informs the new dad that his son was born without a torso, any arms, and no legs. The son is just the head!

But the dad loves his son and raises him as well as he can, with love and compassion. After 21 years, the son is old enough for his first drink; dad takes him to the bar, tearfully tells the son he is proud of him and orders up the biggest, strongest drink for his boy. With all the bar patrons looking on curiously and the bartender shaking his head in disbelief, the boy takes his first sip of alcohol. Swoooop! A torso pops out!

The bar is dead silent; then bursts into a whoop of joy. The father, shocked, begs his son to drink again. The patrons chant, "Take another drink"! The bartender still shakes his head in dismay. Swoooop! Two arms pop out.

The bar goes wild. The father, crying and wailing, begs his son to drink again. The patrons chant, "Take another drink"! The bartender ignores the whole affair. By now the boy is getting a little tipsy, and with his new hands he reaches down, grabs his drink and guzzles the last of it. Swoooop! Two legs pop out.

The bar is in total chaos. The father falls to his knees and tearfully thanks God for this miracle.

The boy stands up on his new legs and stumbles to the left . . . then to the right . . . right through the front door. He staggers into the street, where a truck runs over him and kills him instantly.

The bar falls silent. The bartender sighs and says, "He should have quit while he was still a head.