Funeral Ads

This is a very funny story about an old lady whose husband died and she want to put an ad in the paper about his funeral.

The local-newspaper-funeral-notice telephone operator received a phone call. A woman on the other end asked, "How much do funeral notices cost?"

"$5.00 per word, Ma'am", came the response.

"Good, do you have a paper and pencil handy?"

"Yes, Ma'am."

"OK, write this: 'Fred dead.'"

"I'm sorry, Ma'am. I forgot to tell you there's a five-word minimum."

"Hmmph", came the reply, "You certainly did forget to tell me that."
A moment of silence. "Got your pencil and paper?"

"Yes, Ma'am."

"OK, print this: 'Fred dead, Cadillac for sale.' "