There was an expectant father who had come from out of state and spent quite some time waiting for the offspring to arrive - at his in-laws place. As his leave balance had gone into the red, he tells his father-in-law - "When my son comes, do not call up my office and leave a message that I have become a father of a boy, etc. otherwise I'll have to throw a lot for parties etc. Just tell that the clock has arrived. This will be our code for the arrival of the baby."
The offspring does arrive one day, but it's a daughter. The father-in-law now thinks - "If I tell him that the clock has not arrived, he'll misunderstand that some thing has happened to the baby and come rushing over."
So he sends the message - "The clock has arrived, but the pendulum is missing".
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