The local news station was interviewing an 85-year-old lady because she had just gotten married for the fourth time. The reporter asked questions about her life, marriage, and new husband’s occupation. “He’s a funeral director,” she answered.

Then, the reporter asked if she wouldn’t mind talking 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 while, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly. She married a banker in her 20s, a ringmaster in her 40s, a preacher in her 60s, and now a funeral director in her 80s.

Quite astonished, the reporter asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers. The old woman smiled and explained, “I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.”

本地電視台正採訪一位八十五歲的老婦人，因為她才剛結了第四次婚。記者問有關她的人生、婚姻和新丈夫職業的問題。她回答：「他是殯葬業者。」

然後，記者問她是否介意談談她的前三任丈夫及他們做什麼謀生。她停頓片刻，需要時間深思她那些歲月。過了一會兒，她臉上浮出微笑， 驕傲地回答。她在二十幾歲時嫁給了一位銀行家，四十幾歲時嫁給了一位馬戲團表演指導者，六十幾歲時嫁給了一位牧師，而現在她八十幾歲則嫁給了一位殯葬業者。

記者感到很驚訝，於是問她為什麼嫁給了四位不同職業的男人。老婦人微笑解釋道：「我嫁給第一任丈夫是為了錢，第二任是為了看表演，第三任是為了做好（離世的）準備，第四任是為了好走（離世）。」