He had only one son, and no other family, so this son was extremely spoiled by the king. The night before his 16th birthday, the king asked his son what he wanted for his birthday. He expected a car, since he was getting his license the next day, but the son said: "Father, all I could want for my birthday is a pink ping-pong ball." The king thinks he's joking at first, but the son swears he wasn't. So the next day, the king granted his son the solitary pink ping-pong ball and the son took it with him to his room. He was in there for a few minutes, and after that, the pink ping-pong ball was never seen again. The king respected his son, so he didn't pry into his private life, but he was still very curious as to what the son did.
The night before the son's 17th birthday, the king asked his son what he wanted. The son said: "Father, all I could want for my birthday is a 10-pack of pink ping-pong balls." The king is shocked again, but the next day the son got what he wished for, before going to his room for an hour with the pack. When he got out, the pink ping-pong balls were never seen again, and the king never asked where they went.
The night before the son's 18th birthday, the king asked his son what he wanted. The king was excited to buy him his own castle for him to live in, but instead the son said: "Father, all I could want for my birthday is a crate full of pink ping-pong balls." The king, albeit disappointed, gives his son the crate of pink ping-pong balls the following day. The son went to his room for a few hours, and when he came out, the pink ping-pong balls were never seen again. The king didn't ask what he did with them.
The night before the son's 19th birthday, the king asked him what he wanted. He was expecting it by now. The son said: "Father, all I could want for my birthday is a shack full of pink ping-pong balls." The next day, the son got his shack filled to the brim with pink ping-pong balls, and he disappears to his room for a full day. The pink ping-pong balls were never seen again. The king did not ask the son what he did with them.
The night before the son's 20th birthday, the king asked him what we wanted. The son said: "Father, all I could ever want for my birthday is a ware-house full of pink ping-pong balls." The king, unsurprised, accepted. The next day, the son got his warehouse of pink ping-pong balls, and he stayed there for a few days. When he returned, not one pink ping-pong ball was ever seen again. The king fought his bursting curiosity and didn't question his son.
However, the night before the son's 21st birthday, the prince got into a horrible car accident. He was in the hospital, on his death-bed, when his father visited him. "Son," he said, "this is going to be your last birthday for us together. Ask for anything, and you shall receive." The king was prepared to buy the son the moon and all of the stars if that's what he wanted, but instead the son croaked: "Father... A-all I could want... Is... Is a pink... Ping... Pong... Ball..." The king, with tears in his eyes, begged: "My sweet son, my darling child, my first-born and only child... Forgive me for intruding on your privacy, but if I don't know, I will surely die of suspense. Son, why do you ask for pink ping-pong balls when you can have anything in the world? Why did you ask for more pink ping-pong balls every year? And what in God's name are you doing with them?" The son opened his mouth to explain, but he knew he was too weak, so he whispered: "I'll explain everything tomorrow when I have my energy, just get me the pink ping-pong ball." With that, the son passed out, and the king stayed with him all night.
The next morning, the king gave the son his pink ping-pong ball, then left him alone for a few minutes. When he came back, the pink ping-pong ball was gone. "Son, now will you tell me your secret about your pink ping-pong balls?" The son nodded. "I shall tell you why I asked for pink ping-pong balls. I shall tell you why I asked for more every year. And I shall tell you what I did with them every year... Just... Lean closer..." The king leaned forward and gave the son his ear. The son sat-up and croaked: "I-" he gasped for air, "I-" he gasped again, "I-" the son took his last breath and died.
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