Three brothers each marry a woman. The first one married a woman from Minneapolis and said to her: “When I get back from work, I want the house to be clean and tidy.”

He didn’t see any changes on the first day, but the house was clean and tidy on the second day.

The second brother married a woman from Dallas and said to her: “When I get back from work, I want the house to be clean, the laundry done, and have food ready on the table.” He didn’t see any changes on the first day, not on the second day either, but it was as he had asked on the third day.

The third brother married a woman from Detroit and said to her: “When I get back from work, I want the house to be clean, the laundry done, and have food ready on the table.” He didn’t see anything on the first day or the second or third day either.

On the fourth day, he could see a little bit with his left eye and had just enough mobility in his right hand to make himself a sandwich.