ChrisCairns
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A man who just died is delivered to the mortuary wearing an expensive, expertly tailored black suit. The mortician asks the deceased's widow how she would like the body dressed. He points out the the man looks good in the black suit he's wearing now.
The widow said her husband always looked good in a blue suit, and she said she'd like him dressed in blue. She gave the mortician a blank check and said, "I don't care what it costs, I want him dressed in a blue suit for the viewing."
The woman returned the next day for the wake. To her delight she finds her husband dressed in a beautiful blue suit with a subtle chalk stripe; the suit fits him perfectly. She says to the mortician, "Whatever this cost I'm very satisfied. You did an excellent job and I'm grateful. How much did you spend?"
To her astonishment the mortician returns her 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 said, "It cost nothing. You see, a deceased gentleman of about your husband's size was brought in yesterday shortly after you left, and was wearing an attractive blue suit. I asked his wife if she minded if he went to his grave wearing a black suit instead. She said it made no difference to her at all, as long as he looked nice."
"So I switched heads."
The widow said her husband always looked good in a blue suit, and she said she'd like him dressed in blue. She gave the mortician a blank check and said, "I don't care what it costs, I want him dressed in a blue suit for the viewing."
The woman returned the next day for the wake. To her delight she finds her husband dressed in a beautiful blue suit with a subtle chalk stripe; the suit fits him perfectly. She says to the mortician, "Whatever this cost I'm very satisfied. You did an excellent job and I'm grateful. How much did you spend?"
To her astonishment the mortician returns her 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 said, "It cost nothing. You see, a deceased gentleman of about your husband's size was brought in yesterday shortly after you left, and was wearing an attractive blue suit. I asked his wife if she minded if he went to his grave wearing a black suit instead. She said it made no difference to her at all, as long as he looked nice."
"So I switched heads."
