A woman goes into the
local newspaper office to see that the
obituary for her recently
deceased husband is written. The
obit editor informs her
that the fee for the obituary is 50 cents
a word. She pauses,
reflects and then says, Well then, let it
read "Fred Brown
died."
Amused at the woman's
thrift, the editor tells her that there is
a 7 word minimum for all
obituaries.
Only a little
flustered,she thinks things over and in a few
seconds says, In that
case, let it read; "Fred Brown died:
1983 Pickup for
sale."
