A store that sells New Husbands has opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:
You may visit the New Husband store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the Husbands increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men have Jobs
She is slightly impressed, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men have jobs AND love kids.
"That's nice", she thinks, "but I want more".
So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids, AND are good looking.
"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are REALLY good looking AND help with housework.
"Oh my God" she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'
Still, she goes up to the fifth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men have GREAT jobs, absolutely ADORE as many kids as you'd care to have, are DROP-DEAD, model-level gorgeous, help with housework, AND have a VERY strong romantic streak that never seems to diminish.
By now, she is SO intrigued, she sprints out of breath up to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are absolutely IMPOSSIBLE to please. Thank you for visiting the Husband Store.... AND PLEASE NOTE:
To avoid gender bias or discrimination charges, the New Husbands store owner has opened a New Wives store right next door, which to date, has operated as follows:
Floor 1 - These women love sex.
Floor 2 -These women love sex AND have money.
Floor 3 - These women love sex, have money AND are mute.
Floors four, five and six have never been visited by any men.
Thank you for visiting The New Wives Store.
