The Honest Mortician
A man who just died was 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 pointed out that the man did look good
in the black suit he was already wearing.
The widow, however, said that she always thought her husband looked his
best in blue, and that she wanted him in a blue suit. She gave the mortician a
blank check and said, "I don't care what it costs, but please have my
husband in a blue suit for the viewing."
The woman returned the next day for the wake. To her delight, she found her husband dressed in a gorgeous blue suit with a subtle chalk stripe; the suit fit him perfectly.
She said to the mortician, "Whatever this cost, I'm very satisfied. You did
an excellent job and I'm very grateful. How much did you spend?"
To her astonishment, the mortician presented her with the blank check. He
said, "There's no charge."
"No, really, I must compensate you for the cost of that exquisite blue
suit!" she protested.
"Honestly, ma'am," the mortician said, "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."
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