The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because 
she had just got married--for the fourth time. The interviewer asked 
her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying 
again at 80, and then about her new husband's occupation. 'He's a 
funeral director,' she answered. 'Interesting,' the newsman thought. 
He then asked her if she wouldn't mind telling him a little 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 time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, 
explaining that she'd first married a banker when she was in her 
early 20's, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40's, later on, a 
minister when in her 60's, and now in her 80's, a funeral director. 
The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she 
had married four men with such diverse careers. She smiled and 
explained, 'I married one for the money, two for the show, three to 
get ready, and four to go.'