{"id":5522,"date":"2025-03-19T06:20:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=5522"},"modified":"2025-03-19T06:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:20:16","slug":"the-monthly-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=5522","title":{"rendered":"The Monthly Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Some time ago, a man had two sons.<\/h2>\n<p>As they got older, everyone quickly realized that Jackson was very sharp, while Blake was about as sharp as a spoon. They were both loved very much and cared for. As time went by, the father got sick and eventually passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson called his brother on the phone and told him: \u201cListen, I have an enormously important business meeting I must attend, but I will get on the first flight home. Here are my credit card details, please make sure dad looks his best and gets everything money can buy for his funeral, spare no expense!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He wasn\u2019t sure this was a great idea, given that Blake was\u2026 well, Blake, but he had no one else to call.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, Blake took care of everything, and did it with a rather decent budget. Jackson was pleasantly surprised and the funeral went well, if a sad and emotional affair for all.<\/p>\n<p>A few months later Jackson calls Blake again. \u201cListen,\u201d he says. \u201cI don\u2019t want to make accusations or nothin\u2019, but could it be that you are still using my card for about $300 dollars every month? I can see it here on my credit report.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course not!\u201d said Blake, insulted. \u201cI would never steal from you, you know that!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYea, I do.\u201d Said Jackson, \u201cBut how do you explain these?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh,\u201d said Blake, \u201cI bet those are for dad\u2019s tux. You said you wanted him to look his best so I rented the most expensive suit in town!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2389 size-full td-animation-stack-type2-2\" src=\"https:\/\/teachmelife.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/w2.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachmelife.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/w2.png 597w, https:\/\/teachmelife.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/w2-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/teachmelife.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/w2-325x420.png 325w\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"772\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A woman takes her little boy to visit their dead relatives\u2019 gravestones at a cemetery.<\/h2>\n<p>The little boy has never been to a cemetery before. The woman first takes her son her grandmother Annie\u2019s gravestone.<\/p>\n<p>The initials under Annie\u2019s name say R.I.P. The little boy asks, \u201cMommy, what does R.I.P. stand for?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His mother replies, \u201cIt stands for \u2018Rest in Peace.\u2019 That means we wish for Grandma Annie\u2019s spirit to find peace in the afterlife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then, they come across the gravestone of the woman\u2019s uncle Joe. The little boy asks, \u201cMommy, what does R.I.H. stand for?\u201d, pointing to the initials printed under Uncle Joe\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really didn\u2019t like Uncle Joe.\u201d Said his mother.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Margaret was very upset as her husband Albert had just passed away.<\/h2>\n<p>She went to the undertaker\u2019s to have one last look at her dearly departed husband. The instant she saw him she started crying. One of the undertakers strides up to provide comfort in this somber moment.<\/p>\n<p>Through her tears she explains that she is upset because her dearest Albert was wearing a black suit, and it was his dying wish to be buried in a blue suit.<\/p>\n<p>The undertaker apologizes and explains that traditionally, they always put the bodies in a black suit, but he\u2019d see what he could arrange.<\/p>\n<p>The next day she returned to the undertakers to have one last moment with Albert before his funeral the following day. When the undertaker pulls back the curtain, she managed to smile through her tears as Albert is resplendent in a smart blue suit.<\/p>\n<p>She said to the undertaker \u201cWonderful, wonderful, but where did you get that beautiful blue suit?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, yesterday afternoon after you left, a man about your husband\u2019s size was brought in &amp; he was wearing a blue suit. His wife explained that she was very upset as he had always wanted to be buried in a black suit,\u201d the undertaker replied.<\/p>\n<p>The wife smiled at the man.<\/p>\n<p>He continued,\u00a0<strong>\u201cAfter that, it was simply a matter of swapping the heads.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some time ago, a man had two sons. As they got older, everyone quickly realized that Jackson was very sharp, while Blake was about as sharp as a spoon. They were both loved very much and cared for. As time went by, the father got sick and eventually passed away. 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