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Some years ago, a successful Irish immigrant was standing on the deck of the Staten Island Ferry when a car got loose and knocked him into the river, where he promptly drowned.
The following Sunday, his widow, all decked out in deepest black, was standing on the church steps after Mass, receiving condolences and enjoying every minute of it. An old friend of the man went up to her.
"I'm sorry for your trouble, Mary," the friend said. "May I ask if Mike left you well fixed?"
"Oh, he did," she said. "He left me almost half a million dollars."
"Well now, that's not bad for a man who couldn't read or write!"
"Or swim, either," the widow adds.
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The following Sunday, his widow, all decked out in deepest black, was standing on the church steps after Mass, receiving condolences and enjoying every minute of it. An old friend of the man went up to her.
"I'm sorry for your trouble, Mary," the friend said. "May I ask if Mike left you well fixed?"
"Oh, he did," she said. "He left me almost half a million dollars."
"Well now, that's not bad for a man who couldn't read or write!"
"Or swim, either," the widow adds.
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