On The Lighter Side

A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary on the beaches of Montego Bay, Jamaica. Their domestic tranquility had long been the talk of the town. People would say, “What a peaceful and loving couple.” The local newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of their long and happy marriage.

The husband replied: “Well, it dates back to our honeymoon in America,” explained the man. “We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona and took a trip down to the bottom of the canyon by horse. We hadn’t gone too far when my wife’s horse stumbled and she almost fell off. My wife looked down at the horse and quietly said, ‘That’s once.’

We proceeded a little farther and her horse stumbled again. Once more my wife quietly said, ‘That’s twice.’

We hadn’t gone a half mile when the horse stumbled for the third time. My wife quietly whispered, ‘That’s three.’ She removed a revolver from her purse and shot the horse dead.

“I shouted at her, ‘What’s wrong with you, woman! Why did you shoot the poor animal like that? Are you crazy?’ She looked at me and quietly said, ‘That’s once.’ And from that moment on...we have lived happily every after.”