A man asked a waiter to take a bottle of Merlot to an unusually attractive woman
 sitting alone at a table in a cosy littlerestaurant.
 So the waiter took the Merlot to the woman and said, 'This
 is from the gentleman who is seated over there,' and
 indicated the sender with a nod of his head.

 She stared at the wine coolly for a few
 seconds, not looking at the man, then decided to send a
 reply to him by a note.
 The waiter, who was lingering nearby for a response, took
the note from her and conveyed it to the gentleman.

 The note read: 'For me to accept this bottle, you need to
 have a Mercedes in your garage, a million
 dollars in the bank and '7' inches in your
 pants'.
 After reading the note, the man decided to
 compose one of his own in return. He folded the note,
 handed it to the waiter and instructed him to deliver it to
 the lady.
 It read:
 'Just to let you know things aren't always what
 they appear to be: I have a Ferrari Maranello, BMW Z8,
 Mercedes CL600, and a Porsche Turbo in my
 several garages; I have beautiful homes
 in Aspen and Miami,and a 10,000 acre ranch in Louisiana . There is over twenty million dollars
 in my bank account and portfolio. But, not even for a woman
 as beautiful as you, would I cut off three inches.
 Just send the wine back....