After being with her all evening, a man couldn't take another minute with the blind date.

Earlier, he had secretly arranged a friend to call him on the phone so he would have an excuse to leave.

When he returned to the table, he lowered his eyes, put a grim expression, said, "I have some bad news. My grandfather just died."

"Thank heavens," the date replied. "If yours hadn't, mine would have had to!"