It Could Have Been Worse
There once was a sheriff who, no matter what the situation,
always said, "It could have been worse" after
viewing the scene of the crime. It drove his two deputies
absolutely crazy.
One day, the two deputies in the Sheriff's Office answered
an emergency call at a farmhouse. When they walked in, they
found the nude bodies of a man and a woman in the bedroom.
They both had been shot to death. When the deputies went
to the living room, they found the body of a man with a gun
at his side.
"No doubt about it, " one deputy said to the
other. "This was a double murder and suicide. This
guy came home and found his wife in bed with somebody else
and shot them both. Then he shot himself."
"You're right, " the other deputy replied.
"Double murder and suicide. But I'll bet you
when the sheriff gets here, he's going to say 'It
could have been worse' as he always does!"
"No way. How could it be worse? There are three people
in the house, and all of them have been shot to death. It couldn't
be worse. You're on." said the first deputy.
About that time, the old sheriff arrived at the scene. He
walked into the bedroom and saw the two nude bodies. He then
walked into the living room and saw the man on the floor with
the gun by his side. "No doubt about it, " the
sheriff said, shaking his head. "It was a double murder
and suicide. This guy came home and found his wife in bed
with somebody else and shot them both. Then he shot himself."
After hesitating for a moment, the old sheriff looked his
deputies squarely in the eyes. "But, you know, "
he said, "it could have been worse."
The deputy who had lost the bet jumped up and shouted, "Sheriff,
how could it have been worse? There are three people in this
farmhouse, and all three of them are dead. It couldn't
have been worse!!"
"Yes it could, " the sheriff retorted.
"You see that guy there on the floor? If he had come
home yesterday, that would be me in there in that bed!"
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