The Honest Mortician

> >>> The Honest Mortician
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> A man who just died is delivered to the mortuary
> wearing an
> >>> expensive, expertly tailored black suit. The
> mortician asks the
> >>> deceased's wife how she would like the body
> dressed. He points
> >>> out that the man does look good in the black
> suit he is already
> >>> wearing.
> >>> The widow, however, says that she always thought
> her husband
> >>> looked his best in blue, and that she wants him
> in a blue suit. She
> >>> gives the mortician a blank check and says, "I
> don't care what
> >>> it costs, but please have my husband in a blue
> suit for the
> >>> viewing."
> >>>
> >>> The woman returns the next day for the wake. To
> her delight, she
> >>> finds her husband dressed in a gorgeous blue
> suit with a subtle
> >>> chalk
> >>> stripe; the suit fits him perfectly. She says to
> the mortician,
> >>> "Whatever
> >>> this cost, I'm very satisfi ed. You did an
> excellent job and I'm
> >>> very grateful.
> >>> How much did you spend?" To her astonishment,
> the mortician
> >>> presents her
> >>> with the blank check. There's no charge," he
> says.
> >>>
> >>> "No, really, I must compensate you for the cost
> of that exquisite
> >>> blue suit!"
> >>> she says. "Honestly, ma'am," the mortician says,
> "It cost nothing.
> >>> You see,
> >>> a deceased gentleman of about your husband's
> size was brought in
> >>> shortly
> >>> after you left yesterday, and he was wearing an
> attractive blue
> >>> suit.
> >>> I asked his wife if she minded him going to his
> grave wearing a
> >>> black
> >>> suit instead, and she said it made no difference
> as long as he
> >>> looked
> >>> nice.
> >>>
> >>> So I switched the heads."