A couple are going out for the night, but the husband forgets to put the cat out.

So he runs back into the house and the wife gets into the taxi. Not wanting the driver to know that the house will be empty all night, she says, "My husband just went to say goodnight to my mother."

After a few minutes, the husband comes back and gets into the cab, saying, "Sorry, the damn thing was hiding under the bed and I had to poke it with a coat hanger to get it to come out!"