A woman who had been married three times walked into a bridal shop one day

And told the sales clerk that she was looking for a wedding gown for her

fourth wedding.

"Of course, madam," replied the sales clerk, "exactly what type and color

dress are you looking for?"

The bride to be said, "A long frilly white dress with a veil."

The sales clerk hesitated a bit, then said, "Please don't take this the

wrong way, but gowns of that nature are considered more appropriate for

brides who are being married the first time - for those who are a bit more

innocent, if you know what I mean? Perhaps ivory or sky blue would be nice?"

"Well," replied the customer, a little peeved at the clerk's directness,

"I can assure you that a white gown would be quite appropriate.

Believe it or not, despite all my marriages, I remain as innocent as a first-time

bride. You see, my first husband was so excited about our wedding, he died

as we were checking into our honey moon hotel. My second husband and I got

into such a terrible fight in the limo on our way to our honeymoon hotel

that we had that wedding annulled immediately and never spoke to each

other again."

"What about your third husband?" asked the sales clerk.

"That one was a Democrat," said the woman, "and every night for four

years, he just sat on the edge of the bed and told me how good it was

going to be, but nothing ever happened."