A husband and wife were spending a quiet Saturday afternoon relaxing in the living room. She was casually flipping through the local newspaper, while he was completely engrossed in a sports magazine, utterly deaf to the world around him.
Suddenly, the wife burst out laughing. “Oh my goodness, honey, you have to listen to this,” she chuckled, tapping the page. “There is an actual classified advertisement in here where some desperate guy is offering to swap his wife for a season ticket to the football stadium.”
“Hmmm,” the husband muttered, his eyes glued to his magazine without so much as a blink.
Deciding to play along and tease him a little, she leaned forward and said, “Be honest, darling. If you had the chance, would you swap me for a premium stadium season ticket too?”
The husband didn’t hesitate. “Absolutely not,” he said quietly, his voice deadpan.
A warm, loving smile spread across her face. “Oh, how sweet of you, honey,” she cooed, her heart melting just a little. “Now, be a darling and tell me exactly why you wouldn’t.”
The husband finally lowered his magazine, looked her dead in the eye, and replied:
“Because the season is already more than half over. It’s just a terrible return on investment.”
