Bill and Hillary
Submitted by Jim NagleBill and Hillary were
married for 40 years. When they first got married Bill said, "I am putting a box
under the bed. You must promise to never look in it".
In all their 40 years of marriage Hillary never looked.
However, on the afternoon of their 40th anniversary, curiosity got the best of her and she
lifted the lid and looked inside the box.
In the box were 3 empty beer cans and $1,874.25 in cash.
She closed the box and put it back under the bed. Now that she knew what was in the box,
she was doubly curious as to why. That evening they were out for a special dinner. After
dinner, Hillary could no longer contain her curiosity and then confessed, saying, "I
am so sorry. For all these years I kept my promise and never looked into the box under our
bed. However, today the temptation was too much and I gave in. But now I need to know why
do you keep the cans in the box?" Bill thought for a while and said," I guess
that after all these years you deserve the truth. Whenever I was unfaithful to you (and
had an improper relationship) I put an empty beer can in the box under the bed to remind
myself not to do it again." Hillary was shocked, but said, "I am very
disappointed and saddened, but I guess that after all those years away from home and on
the road, temptation does happen and I guess that 3 times is not bad considering the
years." They hugged and made their peace. A little while later Hillary asked Bill,
"Why do you have all that money in the box?" Bill answered," Whenever the
box filled with empties, I cashed them in."
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