Christmas Gift: Cemetery Plot

Posted on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 11:37 am by Diamond Jim

One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift.

The next year, I didn't buy her a gift.

When she asked me why, I replied .. "well, you still haven't used the gift I bought you last year!"

.. and .. 'that's how the fight started!' .....

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