Choose Your Opening Challenge 15

Wives were more difficult than husbands, so Ernest put on his best solemn face, coughed, and said, "Of course the bronze lid is an option."

Mrs. Gumbo said, "And how much more will it cost with the bronze lid?"

"Eighteen thousand," Ernest replied. "It's a lot, but there are some things you can't put a price on."

'That's true, Mrs. Gumbo admitted, "but this isn't one of them. We'll take the porcelain toilet lid."

--Evil Editor (1st sentence: Anon.)[image error]