a man asked a waiter to take abottle of Merlot to an unusually attractive woman sitting alone at a table in a cozy little restaurant.....

so the waiter took the Merlot to the woman and said, "this is from the gentleman sitting over there." ....and indicated the sender with a nod of his head.

she stared at the wine cooly for a few seconds, not looking at the man, then decided to send a reply to him by 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" 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 are not always as 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 louisana.. there is over $20 million in my bank acct and portfolio. but, not even for a woman as beautiful as you, would i cut off three inches.......just send the wine back.