A woman goes into the local newspaper office to see…

A woman goes into the local newspaper office to see that theobituary for her recently deceased husband is published. Afterthe editor informs her that the fee for the obituary is 50cents a word, she pauses, reflects and then says, „Well, then,let it read ‚Fred Brown died‘.“Confounded at the woman’s thrift, the editor stammers that thereis a 7-word minimum for all obituaries. The woman pauses again,counts on her fingers and replies, „In that case, ‚Fred Browndied: 1983 Pick-up for sale‘.“