A woman goes into the local newspaper office to see that the obituary for her recently deceased husband is published. The obit editor informs her that there is a charge of .50 cents per word. She pauses, reflects, and then says well, then, let it read "Bob Smith died."

Amused at the woman's thrift, the editor tells her, "There is a 7- word minimum for all obituaries."

She thinks it over and in a few seconds says, in that case, let it read: "Bob Smith died. Golf clubs for sale."