A man and his wife were on a holiday.Theywent for a sail. Unfortunately the wife fell overboard and was drowned. The man asked the pier-master to let him know if her body was found. Two weeks later he received a wire saying: "Body recovered yesterday covered with crabs. Send instructions." The man sent a wire back saying, "Sell crabs, send the money; reset bait."
一个男人和妻子去度假。他们乘风出海，不幸的是妻子掉入海中淹死了。这个男人叫码头的负责人在妻子的尸体找到后通知他一声。二个星期后，他接到了一份电报：“尸体已于昨日找到，上边爬满了螃蟹。请指示。”男人回电报说：“卖掉螃蟹，收入汇过来；诱饵扔回海里。”