A man and his wife were on a holiday. They went for a sail. Unfortunately the wife fell overboard and was drowned. The man asked the pier-master to let him know if her body was found. Two weeks later he received a wire saying: "Body recovered yesterday covered with crabs. Send instructions." The man sent a wire back saying, "Sell crabs, send the money; reset bait."
一个男人和妻子去度假。他们乘风出海,不幸的是妻子掉入海中淹死了。这个男人叫码头的负责人在妻子的尸体找到后通知他一声。二个星期后,他接到了一份电报:“尸体已于昨日找到,上边爬满了螃蟹。请指示。”男人回电报说:“卖掉螃蟹,收入汇过来;诱饵扔回海里。”