>Subject: the old man
>An old Italian man lived alone in the country.He wanted to dig his tomato
>garden,
>but it was very hard work as the ground was hard.His only son, Vincent, who
>used to help him, was in prison.
>The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament.
>
> Dear Vincent,
>I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my
>tomato garden this year.
>I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot.If you were here my
>troubles would be over.
>I know you would dig the plot for me.
>Love Dad
>
>A few days later he received a letter from his son.
>Dear Dad,
>Not for nothing, but don't dig up that garden.That's where I buried the
>BODIES.
>Love Vinnie
>
>At 4 a.m. the next morning,
>FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without
>finding any bodies.
>They apologized to the old man and left.
>
>That same day the old man received another letter from his son.
> Dear Dad,
>Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now.That's the best I could do under the
>circumstances.
>Love Vinnie