One evening a husband, thinking he was being funny, said to his wife,

“Perhaps we should start washing your clothes in Slim Fast.

Maybe it would take a few inches off of your butt!!”

His wife was not amused, and decided that she simply couldn’t let such a comment go unnoticed.

The next morning the husband took a pair of his underwear out of his drawer.

“What the heck is this??” he said to his wife, holding up a pair of his own underwear.

“It looks like they’ve shrunk!”

His wife, with a sly grin, replied, “Well, I thought I might give the Slim Fast a try on your clothes too.

Seems like it works wonders!”

The husband’s face turned red as he realized what she had done.

“Okay, okay! I get it,” he said, laughing nervously.

“I’ll be more careful with my jokes next time.”

But the wife wasn’t finished.

“And just so you know,” she added with a wink, “those inches might take a little longer to shrink, but it’s the thought that counts.”

The next evening, the husband, trying to redeem himself, decided to be a bit more playful. He made dinner and, with a mischievous grin, said, “How about we skip dessert tonight? Maybe we should start watching what we eat, so we don’t end up with a little extra around the middle!”

His wife raised an eyebrow but stayed silent. The next morning, the husband walked into the kitchen and found a note on the counter: “Don’t worry, I made sure to cut back on dessert… But I did save some for you.”

Confused, he opened the fridge to find an entire pie—half eaten—with a note on the plate: “I had to eat half to keep the balance. Your portion is just a sliver!”

He laughed, realizing his wife had once again turned his attempt at humor back on him. “Okay, lesson learned. I think I’ll stick to just making dinner from now on!”