Bribe and Groom
During the wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the pastor
with an unusual offer:
"Look, I'll give you $100 if you'll change the wedding vows.
When you get to the part where I'm supposed to promise to 'love,
honor and obey' and 'be faithful to her forever,' I'd appreciate
it if you'd just leave that out."
He passed the minister a $100 bill and walked away satisfied.
On the day of the wedding, when it came time for the groom's
vows, the pastor looked the young man in the eye and said:
"Will you promise to prostrate yourself before her, obey her
every command and wish, serve her breakfast in bed every morning
of your life, and swear eternally before God and your lovely
wife that you will not ever even look at another woman, as long
as you both shall live?"
The groom gulped and looked around, and said in a tiny voice,
"Yes," then leaned toward the pastor and hissed: "I thought
we had a deal."
The pastor put a $100 bill into the groom's hand and whispered:
"She made me a better offer."