A man who just died is delivered to a local mortuary
wearing an expensive, expertly tailored black suit.
The female blond mortician asks the deceased's wife
how she would like the body dressed. She points out
that the man does look good in the black suit he is
already wearing.
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 blond 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 blond mortician presents her with
the blank check.
"There's no charge," she says.
"No, really, I must compensate you for the cost of
that exquisite blue suit!" she says.
"Honestly, ma'am," the blond 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 the heads."
