make it a double

Make It A Double

John and his gorgeous blonde wife, Donna, have been back from their
honeymoon for two weeks when John comes home from work and says to
his new bride that he has invited four of his friends from the office
home for dinner on Friday night.

Donna is a bit apprehensive and asks if she must cook a meal for the
four. The husband explains that there will be eight coming because
each will bring a spouse.

Since this is their first party, the husband consoles her by saying
that all she has to do is get some Chinese food in and perhaps she
can bake a cake...

This sounds like a good idea, and they sit down and decide what
Chinese food to get.

Friday morning Donna calls the office in tears. She explains that the
only cake recipe she has will only feed six.

John says, "Why don't you just double the recipe?" She decides that
is a good idea.

At four, John receives another phone call from Donna -- this time she
is quite frantic.

"I just can't do it," Donna weeps. "It's impossible."

"Now, now, what's the problem?" asks John.

"Well," explains Donna, "their recipe calls for two eggs."

"So, you use FOUR eggs," says John. "Don't you have them?"

"Yes," answers Donna. "Then it needs 4 cups of flour."

"Well," hubby says rather testily, "you will have to use 8 cups of
flour -- what is the problem?"

"It isn't the ingredients," sobs Donna, "it's that the cake must be
baked at 350 degrees and our oven doesn't go up to 700 degrees!"