the Husband Store
A new store that sells husbands has just opened in Dallas, TX, where a
woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance
is a sign describing how the store operates. It reads:
'You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the
attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There
is, however, a catch . . you may choose any man from a particular floor,
or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except
to exit the building!'
The following is a typical shoppers experience, as described by a local
news channel. So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
'Floor 1 - These men have jobs.' Not too impressed, the shopper moves up
to the second floor where a sign on the door reads:
'Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids!' OK, not bad, but the lady
decides to continue 'shopping' and move to the third floor where a sign
reads:
'Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids, and are extremely good
looking.' "Wow," the shopper thinks, but feels compelled to keep going
to the fourth floor, where a yet another sign reads:
'Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead good looking
and help with the housework.' "Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can
hardly stand it!" Still, she races to the fifth floor where the sign
reads:
'Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead gorgeous, help
with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.' The shopper is
very tempted to stay, but alas, is compelled to move up to the sixth
floor, where the sign on the door reads:
'Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on
this floor, which exists solely to prove that women are impossible to
please. Please watch your step as you exit the building, have a nice
day, and thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.'
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