THE BOX UNDER THE BED

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When Bill and Hillary first got married Bill said, "I am putting a box under
the bed. You must promise never to look in it." In all their 30 years of
marriage, Hillary never looked.

However, on the afternoon of their 30th anniversary, curiosity got the best
of her and she lifted the lid and peeked inside. In the box were three
empty beer cans and $81,874.25 in cash. She closed the box and put it back
under the bed. Now that she knew what was in the box, she was doubly
curious about the box and its contents. That evening, they were out for a
special anniversary dinner. After dinner, Hillary could no longer contain
her curiosity and she confessed, saying, "I am so sorry. For all these
years, I kept my promise and never looked into the box under our bed.
However, today the temptation was too much and I gave in. Now I need to
know, why do you keep the 3 beer cans in the box?"

Bill thought for a while and said, "I guess after all these years you
deserve to know the truth. Whenever I was unfaithful to you, I put an empty
beer can in the box under the bed to remind myself not to do it again."

Hillary was shocked, but said, "Hmmm, Jennifer, Paula and Monica. I am very
disappointed and saddened by your behavior. However, since you are addicted
to sex, I guess it does happen and I guess 3 times is not that bad
considering your problem. Bill thanked her for being so understanding.
They hugged and made their peace.

A little while later Hillary asked Bill, "So why do you have all that money
in the box?"
Bill answered, "Well, whenever the box filled up with empty cans, I took
them to the recycling center and redeemed them for cash.