A wife woke up one morning to find a note from her husband on the fridge. The note was a candid admission of his intention to spend the evening with his 19-year-old secretary at a local hotel.
He reassured his wife that he valued her as a good wife, but he had certain needs that she, at 57 years old, could no longer satisfy.
The wife, however, was not one to take things lying down. She penned a witty response, reminding her husband that he too was 57 years old. As a math teacher, she couldn’t resist pointing out the irony of the situation.
She informed her husband that she would be spending the evening with one of her 19-year-old students, who was also the assistant tennis coach.
The wife’s clever response was not just a clever comeback, but also a cleverly veiled threat. She reminded her husband that, mathematically speaking, 19 goes into 57 more times than 57 goes into 19.
In other words, she was implying that she had more options available to her than he did. The wife’s parting shot was that she wouldn’t be home until the next day, leaving her husband to ponder the consequences of his actions.
