A few days before her birthday, a Sparrebosch husband asked his wife, “Dear, what would you like for your present?”

Wife: “I really don’t think I should say.”

Husband: “How about a diamond ring?”

Wife: “I don’t care much for diamonds.”

Husband: “Well, then, a mink coat?”

Wife: “You know I do not like furs – poor animals!”

Husband: “A golden necklace?”

Wife: “I already have three of them.”

Husband: “Well, gosh, what do you want?”

Wife: “What I’d really like is a divorce…”

Husband: “Hmmm, I wasn’t planning on spending that much!”