A man and his wife were getting a divorce at a local court, but the
custody of their children posed a problem. The mother jumped to her
feet and protested to the judge that since she had brought the children
into this world, she should retain custody of them.
The man also wanted custody of his children, so the judge asked
for his side of the story.
After a long moment of silence, the man rose from his chair and
replied: "Judge, when I put a dollar into a vending machine, and a
Coke comes out, does the Coke belong to me or to the machine?"