A note from her husband is discovered by a wife one morning on the refrigerator.

Lovely wife,

You must realize that, at 57 years old, you are unable to meet certain of my needs. As a decent wife, I appreciate you and am quite happy with you. I thus hope that after reading this letter, you will not misunderstand that I will be spending the evening in the Comfort Inn hotel with my 19-year-old secretary.

Be calm, I’ll be home before midnight. This note was on the dining table when the man arrived home late that evening.

Dedicated spouse,

I got your letter and appreciate your candor on my age of 57. Let me use this chance to remind you that you are 57 years old as well.

As you are aware, I teach arithmetic at our neighborhood college. I want you to know that I will be at the Hotel Fiesta with Michael, one of my students and the assistant tennis coach, when you read this. Like your secretary, he is a youthful, virtuous man of 19 years old.

We are in the identical situation, but with one little difference: 19 goes into 57 more times than 57 goes into 19. You will comprehend this as a great businessman with a strong maths background. I will not thus be returning home until tomorrow.