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After 30 years of marriage, a wife finally asked her husband:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy do we always<\/em> keep the lights off in the bedroom?\u201d<\/p>\n

The husband nervously laughed it off like he always did.
Truth was\u2026 for three decades, he\u2019d secretly been using a giant rubber toy because he was terrified he couldn\u2019t satisfy her himself.<\/p>\n

But one night, curiosity got the better of her.<\/p>\n

Right in the middle of things, she suddenly reached over\u2026
CLICK!<\/em> \u2014 the lights came on.<\/p>\n

She stared in horror at what was in his hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou lying jerk!\u201d she screamed. \u201cExplain THAT thing right now!\u201d<\/p>\n

The husband froze for two seconds\u2026 then pointed at their three grown children in the family photo on the dresser.<\/p>\n

\u201cFine,\u201d he said.
\u201cThen you explain THEM.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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