Michael and Molly Parsons were in their 80s, and had been married for over 60 years.

They walked slowly into McDonald's in Marystown one Friday evening, looking out of place amid the young families and young couples eating there that night. Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking.
"Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot together, for a long long time."

Michael walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. They took a table near the back wall and started taking food off of the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of french fries and one drink. He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half in front of his wife, and then he carefully counted out the french fries, divided them in two piles and neatly
placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, Molly took a sip and then set the cup down between them.

As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger the crowd began to get restless. Again you could tell what they were thinking. "That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them."

As Michael began to eat his french fries one young man stood and came over to the old couples table. He politely offered to buy another meal for them to eat. Michael replied that they were just fine, that they were used to sharing everything.

Then the crowd noticed that Molly hadn't eaten a bite. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.

Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to eat. This time Molly explained that no, they were used to sharing everything together.

As Michael finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.

After being politely refused again he finally asked a question of Molly, "Maam, why aren't you eating. You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?"

"The teeth," replied Molly.