DECIMATED

On the night before my daughter’s tenth birthday, I realised I didn’t have the ‘1’ and ‘0’ candles needed to top the cake. My 78-year-old father-in-law was visiting, so we jumped in the car and headed to the store.

While sorting through the numbered candles, I decided to grab an extra ‘1’ to be ready for next

year. At the checkout, the teenage cashier glanced at the candles, looked at my father-in-law and asked, “Is he 101 years old?!”

SUBMITTED BY SAM BECKFORD