Man goes into the offices of his local newspaper and asks if he can put an annoncement in the obituary section. On being informed it is £2.00 per line he writes on a piece of paper and hands it to the assistant.
She is surprised to see just one line: 'DORIS IS DEAD'.
She questions the man who explains that the funeral expenses for his wife were so much that he was very short of cash and that one line was all he could afford.
The assistant felt sorry for the man and went to have a word with the editor. On returning she told him he could have another line free of charge. The man thanked her and wrote another line on the paper and handed it back.
She read with some dismay the new posting: 'DORIS IS DEAD. METRO FOR SALE.'