A married man was sitting on the sofa, quietly reading the newspapers when suddenly, his wife whacked him on the head with a frying pan. 'What was that for?' protested the man.

'What was the paper with the name Mary written on it doing in your pocket?'

'Don't be silly. That's just the name of one of the horses I was betting on,' the man explained. That satisfied his wife and she went on with her work.

Two weeks later, the wife hit him on the head again. 'Now what?' complained the frustrated husband.

'Your horse just called,' she answered.