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 20s,
then a circus ringmaster went in her 40s,
and a preacher went in her 60s,
and now, in her 80s, a funeral director.
The interviewer looked at her and asked why she had married
four men with such diverse career.
She smiled and explained,
I married one for the money, two for the show,
three to get ready, and four to go.
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