Government Cost Cuts

The following conversation took place one morning between a wife and her husband. They were discussing government cost cuts that they recently heard about in the paper.

- Steve, - his wife said, while reading the newspaper, - it looks like our government is going to cut overhead and trim down the military forces. They are going to eliminate six overaged destroyers.

To which the husband replies:

- Sorry to hear that, dear. I'm sure you'll miss your mother being gone.