Jokes and Giggles
Copyright© 2015 by Jack Spratt
Chapter 437
Yorkshire Obituary in the Yorkshire Post following the death of his wife.
The couple had been happily married for 50 years.
The husband contacted the newspaper regarding an obituary.
When informed of the cost, the man uttered, in true Yorkshire fashion, "How Much?!!!"
He reluctantly produced his wallet. "I want summat simple" he explained, "my Gladys was a good-hearted and hard-working Yorkshire lass but she wunt ave wanted owt swanky."
"Perhaps a small poem", suggested the woman at the desk.
"Nay", he said, "she wunt ave wanted anything la-di-da, just put;
'Gladys Braithwaite died'".
"You need to say when", he was told by the receptionist.
"Do I? Well, put died 17th Jan 2016. That'll do".
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