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23. A Shoebox
A man asks a woman to marry him, but before she agrees, she tells him that she keeps a shoebox under the bed and she never wants him to look in it. He understands. He figures he doesn't like people looking in his wallet, and agrees that he will never look in the shoebox.
Well, five years go by and they are happily married. The husband is home alone one day and curiosity gets the best of him. He opens the box and looks inside three eggs and $5000 in cash. He is clueless.
When his wife comes home he confesses to looking in the box. "Now you have to tell me what it means." he says.
"OK." she answers, "Every time I've had an affair on you, I put an egg in the box."
The man is flabbergasted. But then he thinks about it, and figures three affairs in five years isn't too bad. He takes a deep breath and realizes he can deal with it. "So then what is the $5000?”he asks.
"Every time the box is full, I'll sell them." she answers.
鞋盒
有个男子向女友求婚，在答应他的求婚之前，女子告诉他，她在床底下藏了一只鞋盒，并要他答应绝对不能去看盒子里的东西。男子表示他能够理解，他也不喜欢人去翻他的皮夹。
五年过去了，他们一直过着幸福的婚姻生活。有一天，先生独自在家，他的好奇心战胜了理智，于是他把鞋盒打开，看到里面放着三个蛋和五千元的现金。
他觉得莫明奇妙。当妻子回家之后，他坦承自己偷看鞋盒的事。“现在你可以告诉我这些东西代表什么吗？”他问。
“可以。”他的妻子回答。“我每有一次外遇，就会在鞋盒里放粒蛋。”
男子听了愣住，但后来他想了一想，五年中有三次外遇还不算太坏。他深吸了一口气接受了这个事实。“那五千元又代表什么呢？”男子又问。“每次累积到一打蛋，我就会拿去卖钱。”妻子回答道。