And they instruct their rather dim-witted butler to make the correct preperations, as the ball is being held that night. Whilst the husband and wife get dressed, the butler tells them he's heading into town to pick up something for the ball. The husband and wife are a little displeased that he left it until so late, but decide that as long as he's back before the party, it should be fine.
Once the man is finished changing into a tuxedo, and his wife into a evening gown, they notice that the butler still hasn't come back yet. They begin to worry, as the ball is in one hour. They try their best to prepare without him, but they are fairly clueless about what to do.
Soon, guests start arriving, but the husband and wife are too embarrassed to answer the door, for fear of being seen as slobs by their guests. Ten minutes later, the butler bursts through the front door with a small package in his hand, and rushes off into the kitchen, apologising to the husband as he passes him.
Furious, the couple march into the kitchen to find that the butler has emptied a pack of chewing gum into a frying pan.
"What on earth are you doing you imbecile?" Cries the husband.
"Why sir, it's a tradition! Fried gums before a ball."
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