A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Their
domestic tranquillity had long been the talk of the town. A local
newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of their long
and happy marriage.
"Well, it dates back to our honeymoon," Explained the man.
"We visited the Grand Canyon and took a trip down the bottom of
the canyon by pack mule. We hadn't gone too far when my wife's
mule stumbled. My wife quietly said, "That's once." We proceeded
a little farther when the mule stumbled again. One more time my
wife quietly said, "That's twice." We hadn't gone a half mile
when the mule stumbled a third time. "That's three times!" My
wife then promptly removed a revolver from her pocket and shot
him. I started to protest over her treatment of the mule when
she looked at me and quietly said, "That's once."