The Obituary

An old fart has passed away, but not before he and his wife had some time to reflect on his life. He was extremely proud of all that he had accomplished over the years and took comfort in knowing that his wife would be very well taken of after he is gone. After all he had retired from two different careers plus they had done well with their investments.
So after his passing she contacted the local newspaper to have an obituary printed. The clerk told her that the standard cost would be 50 cents per word. There was a long pause and he could hear a scratching sound of pencil on paper in the background. Then she comes back on the line and says "OK this is what I want it to say:
John Smith has died."
The clerk responds "Well...... OK, that will be four dollars."
"Four dollars!" she shouts "I thought you said 50 cents per word."
The clerk "Well yes that's correct, but there's a 4 dollar minimum charge."
He hears more scratching in the background and then she says "OK then print this:
John Smith has died. Deer Rifle for sale."