The Obedient Italian Wife!  

There was an Italian immigrant man who had worked all his  life, had saved all of his money, and was a real "miser"  when it came to his money.  

Just before he died, he said to his Italian wife... "When I die, I  want you to take all my money and put it  in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife with me."  

And so he got his wife to promise him, with all of her  heart, that when he died, she would put all of the money  into the casket with him.  

Well, he died. He was stretched out in the casket,  his wife was sitting there - dressed in black, (what else), and her best friend was sitting next to her.  

When they finished the ceremony, and just before  
the undertaker got ready to close the casket, the wife said, "Wait - - - just a moment!"  

She had a small metal box with her; she came over
with the box and put it into the casket.  Then the undertaker locked the casket   down and they rolled it away. So her friend  said, "Girl, I know you were not fool enough  to put all that money in there with your  husband."  

The loyal wife replied, "Listen, I'm an Italian  
Catholic & I cannot go back on my word.I promised  him that I was going to put that money in the casket  with him.."  

You mean to tell me you put that money in the  
casket with him??"  
"I sure did," said the wife.  
"I got it all together, put it into my account, I wrote him a check....  If he can cash it, then he can spend it."  
AMEN!

In case he comes looking for it...the check is in the casket...