The waiter took the Merlot to the woman and said, "This is from the
gentleman seated over there," indicating the sender.

She regarded the wine coolly for a second, not looking at the man, and
decided to send a reply note to the man. The waiter, who was lingering
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 inches
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 return this to the woman.

It read: "For your information, I have a Ferrari Maranello, a BMW Z8,
a Mercedes CL600 and a Porsche Turbo in my garage. There is over
twenty million dollars in my bank account. But, not even for a woman
as beautiful as you would I cut three inches off. Just send the bottle
back."