Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked,

— How old was your husband?

— 98, she replied. Two years older than me.

— So you’re 96, the undertaker commented.

She responded:

— Hardly worth going home, is it?

Vocabulary Help

  • before – antes
  • come up to – ir em direção a
  • elderly – idoso
  • hardly worth going home, is it? – nem vale a pena ir para casa, não?
  • husband – marido
  • reply – responder
  • undertaker – pessoa que cuida do funeral
  • widow – esposa