One night Joe brought home

One night, Joe brought home a dozen red roses to his wife.

“How lovely, dear,” she said,

“what’s the occasion?”

“I want to make love to you,” he said simply.

“Not tonight, dear. I have a headache.”

The next night Joe came home with a big box of chocolates and explained that he wanted to make love to her.

“I’m awfully tired,” said his wife. “Not tonight.”

Every night for a week Joe brought home something, but each time his wife’s answer was “no.”

Finally, he came home with six black kittens with little red bows around their necks and handed them to his wife.

“How adorable, Joe!” she cried.

“But what are they for?

“These are six little pallbearers for you.