2005-05-01, 08:44 PM
The young bride approached her awaiting husband on their wedding night and demanded $20
for their first lovemaking encounter. In his highly aroused state, he readily agreed.
This scenario was repeated each time they made love for the next 30
years, him thinking it was a cute way for her to buy new clothes.
Arriving home around noon one day, she found her husband in a very drunken state. Over the next few
minutes she heard of the ravages of financial ruin caused by corporate down sizing and its effects on his
career. Finally, she loaded him into her car and drove down to the local hospital. Pointing to the
fine structure, she informed him that he owned the land it was built on
and that they paid him $6,000 per month rent. She handed him a bank book showing
deposits and interest for 12 years totaling nearly $1 million dollars. Pointing across the parking lot, she
gestured toward the local bank while handing him stock certificates worth nearly $2 million dollars and
informed him that he was the largest stockholder in the bank.
She told him that for years she had charged him each time they had sex, and this was the result of her
investments. By now he was distraught and beating his head against the side of the car. She asked him
why he was so disappointed at such good news and he replied,
IF I WOULD HAD KNOW THIS I WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU ALL MY BUSINESS