Mr. and Mrs. Descartes were having a New Year’s Eve party. Mrs. Descarte went all out to make it special. She fixed all kinds of hors d’oeuvres and pastries and to keep it interesting, she didn’t put them all out at once. Every hour she would bring out new delicacies for her guests to enjoy.
She had made some special canapes that she wanted to serve an hour after the new year came in. However, these canapes had to sit out for awhile before being served. Yet she didn’t want the guests to have them early. So she asked her husband to guard the canapes and not let anyone touch them until the proper time.
One of the guests went over to talk to Rene (that’s Mr. Descartes for those who aren’t familiar with him) and noticed the nice canapes. He started to reach for one, but Rene stopped him saying:
I think they’re for 1 a.m.