A guy walks into a shoe store

A guy walks into a shoe store and asks for a pair of size 8 tie shoes. The salesman says, “But, sir, I can see from up here you’re at least a size 11.”

The guy says, “Just bring me a size 8 tie shoe.”

The salesman brings them, the guy stuffs his feet into them, ties them tight, and then he stands up, obviously in pain.

The salesman just has to ask, “Sir, why must you have these undersized shoes?”

He says to the salesman, “I lost my business and my house, I live with my mother-in-law, my wife is having an affair with my best friend and my daughter is pregnant. The only pleasure I have in life is taking off these damn shoes.”