The widow, however, says that she always thought her husband looked his best in blue, and that she wants him in a blue suit. She gives the mortician a blank check and says, "I don't care what it costs, but please have my husband in a blue suit for the viewing".
The woman returns the next day for the wake. To her delight, she finds her husband dressed in a gorgeous 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 very grateful. How much did you spend" ?
To her astonishment, the mortician presents her with the 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 says, "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 just switched heads."
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