Lady Margaret was 92 years old, wealthy, sharp-tongued, and famous for never smiling.<\/p>\n
She had employed the same butler, Alfred, for over 40 years.<\/p>\n
One morning, Alfred approached her nervously.<\/p>\n
“Lady Margaret, may I ask for a raise?”<\/p>\n
She looked over her glasses.<\/p>\n
“A raise? Alfred, what possible reason could there be?”<\/p>\n
Alfred cleared his throat.<\/p>\n
“Well, ma’am, there are three reasons.”<\/p>\n
“Fine,” she sighed. “Let’s hear them.”<\/p>\n
“First, I iron your clothes better than you do.”<\/p>\n
Lady Margaret frowned.<\/p>\n
“Who told you that?”<\/p>\n
“Your husband, ma’am.”<\/p>\n
She nodded reluctantly.<\/p>\n
“Fair enough. What’s the second reason?”<\/p>\n
“I cook better than you.”<\/p>\n
“Who told you that?”<\/p>\n
“Your husband, ma’am.”<\/p>\n
Lady Margaret’s eyes narrowed.<\/p>\n
“And the third?”<\/p>\n
Alfred smiled.<\/p>\n
“I am a better driver than you.”<\/p>\n
“Let me guess,” snapped Lady Margaret. “My husband told you that too?”<\/p>\n
Alfred grinned.<\/p>\n
“No, ma’am.”<\/p>\n
“Then who did?”<\/p>\n
“Your chauffeur.”<\/p>\n
There was a long silence.<\/p>\n
Finally, Lady Margaret sighed and said:<\/p>\n
“Alfred…”<\/p>\n
“Yes, ma’am?”<\/p>\n
“How much of a raise do you want?” \ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd23\ud83d\udcb0\ud83c\udf77<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lady Margaret was 92 years old, wealthy, sharp-tongued, and famous for never smiling. She had employed the same butler, Alfred, for over 40 years. One morning, Alfred approached her nervously. “Lady Margaret, may I ask for a raise?” She looked over her glasses. “A raise? Alfred, what possible reason could there be?” Alfred cleared his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-funny"],"yoast_head":"\n