Submitted by William E., Morganton, N.C.
The taxi arrives and as the couple go out the cat shoots back in. They
don't want the cat shut in the house, so the wife goes out to the taxi while
the husband goes upstairs to chase the cat out.
The wife, not wanting it known that the house will be empty, explains to the
taxi driver, "He's just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother."
A few minutes later, the husband gets into the cab: "Sorry I took so
long," he says, "stupid old thing was hiding under the bed and I had
to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out!"