pompeydel
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An old man goes into the Argus newspaper office and asks if he can
place an obituary notice in the Births, Deaths, Marriages column for his deceased wife.
The receptionist says, "It's no problem and it will cost you £1 per
word".
She gives him the form to complete and he spends a moment or two
filling it in.
He hands it over to her, along with three pounds and when she reads
it, it simply says, "Doris is dead".
"Oh, that's awful, " she says, "But why only three words?"
"That's all I can afford, " he replies.
She looks quite upset and says, "Just let me have a word with the
Editor and see what he can do."
After a moment or two, she comes back and tells him that the Editor
says he can have another three words free of charge.
So he takes the form back and scribbles down some more, before passing it back to her.
She picks up the form and reads: "Doris is dead. Metro for sale."
place an obituary notice in the Births, Deaths, Marriages column for his deceased wife.
The receptionist says, "It's no problem and it will cost you £1 per
word".
She gives him the form to complete and he spends a moment or two
filling it in.
He hands it over to her, along with three pounds and when she reads
it, it simply says, "Doris is dead".
"Oh, that's awful, " she says, "But why only three words?"
"That's all I can afford, " he replies.
She looks quite upset and says, "Just let me have a word with the
Editor and see what he can do."
After a moment or two, she comes back and tells him that the Editor
says he can have another three words free of charge.
So he takes the form back and scribbles down some more, before passing it back to her.
She picks up the form and reads: "Doris is dead. Metro for sale."
