A boy comes home from school one day with a question on his mind, and goes to his father for an answer. "Father," he asks, "what is the difference between potential and reality?" His father is thoughtful for a moment, and then replies, "Well, I'll tell you what, son. Go and ask your mother if she'd sleep with George Clooney for a million dollars."
The boy is confused, but follows his father instructions, and proceeds into the kitchen. When he returns, he tells father, "She said she would, dad…" His father again looks thoughtful, and so the boy asks,
"Now will you teach me the difference between potential and reality?" The father says, "I will, son, but first, go ask your sister if she'd sleep with George Clooney for a million dollars." The boy is even more puzzled, but does as his father says. After he return from his sister's room, he says, "Yes, dad, she said she would sleep with him for a million dollars. Now will you teach me the difference between potential and reality?" The father says, "One more thing. Go ask your brother if he'd sleep with George Clooney for a million dollars."
Now the boy is very confused, but convinced as he is of his father's wisdom, he goes to ask his brother. When he returns, he proclaims to his father, "Yes, dad, my brother would have sex with him for a million dollars. Now will you teach me the difference between potential and reality?"
The father looks up at his son, and says, "Alright son, think about this: Right now you potentially live with 3 millionaires, but the reality is, you're just living with two whores and a cocksucker."
