One Valentines Day back in the 90s, I was out to dinner with a woman I had just started seeing. She had thoughtfully arranged for a card and a gift to be at the table when we arrived. We were sitting at a table that had a small electric lamp.   As were talking, I noticed that if I moved my foot, it moved the cord to the lamp and the lamp would jiggle just a bit.

“Ooh!” I joked. “The lamp is haunted!”

My date then got very upset. “Can’t we be romantic here? Do you have to joke and cut up right now? You’re ruining it!” Read more