The money-grubbing mother was concerned about the fact that her rather plain-looking daughter was not married. With the girl’s permission, her mother placed an ad in an underground newspaper that read, “Passionate, sexy young girl with many natural assets would like to meet an elderly, wealthy gentleman who appreciates the good things in life. Object: matrimony.”

Several weeks later, when the first reply was forwarded, the girl tore it open, read the response and immediately burst into tears.

“What’s wrong?” the mother asked.

“Oh, Mom,” the girl sobbed, “it’s from dad!”

돈독이 오른 어머니는 볼품없이 생긴 딸이 출가하지 못하고 있는 사실이 걱정이었다. 그래서 딸의 양해를 얻어 지하신문에 광고를 냈다. “여러 가지 자질을 타고난 정열적이고 섹시한 젊은 여자가 인생의 멋을 아는 부유한 노신사를 찾고 있습니다 - 결혼하려고요.”

몇 주 지나 첫 편지가 왔는데 그 내용을 읽어본 딸은 그만 울음을 터뜨렸다.

“왜 그래?”

“아니, 엄마, 이건 아빠가 보내온 거란 말이에요!”

*money-grubbing:악착같이 돈을 모으는
*plain-looking:[미]잘나지 못한
*natural assets:타고난 자질