Mulla Nasrudin went to see his lawyer
about a divorce.
"What grounds do you think you
have for a divorce?" the lawyer asked.
"It's my wife's manners,"
said the Mulla. "She has such bad table manners that she is disgracing the
whole family."
"That's bad," the lawyer
said. "How long have you been married?"
"Nine years," said the Mulla.
"If you have been able to put up
with her table manners for nine years, I can't understand why you want a
divorce now," the lawyer said.
"WELL," said Nasrudin,
"I DIDN'T KNOW IT BEFORE. I JUST BOUGHT A BOOK OF ETIQUETTE THIS
MORNING."
