Formal occasion

Having long suffered painful split on my hands during winter, I tried smearing a suggested remedy on them one night. As the ointment was very greasy, I then donned cotton gloves to protect the sheets.

After watching me from bed, my husband suddenly climbed out, went to the wardrobe and put on a tie. Astonished, I asked him why. "Well you didn't tell me this was a formal occasion," he replied.