The
local news
station was
interviewing
an 80-year-old
lady because
she had just
gotten married
for the fourth
time. The
interviewer
asked
her questions
about her
life, about
what it felt
like to be
marrying again
at 80, and
then about her
new husband's
occupation.
"He's a
funeral
director," she
answered.
"Interesting,"
the newsman
thought.
He then asked
her if she
wouldn't mind
telling him a
little about
her first
three husbands
and what they
did for a
living. She
paused for a
few
moments,
needing time
to reflect on
all those
years. After a
short time, a
smile came to
her face and
she answered
proudly,
explaining
that she had
first married
a banker when
she was in her
20's, then a
circus
ringmaster
when in her
40's, and a
preacher when
in
her 60's, and
now - in her
80's - a
funeral
director.
The
interviewer
looked at her,
quite
astonished,
and asked why
she had
married four
men with such
diverse
careers.
(Wait for it)
She smiled and
explained, "I
married one
for the money,
two for the
show, three to
get ready, and
four to go."