Turn On The Light

A husband and wife, in their late eighties, both were becoming extremely forgetful. He would forget where he put his eyeglasses. Then as he went from room-to-room searching for them, he would forget what he was looking for. She would announce that she was going to the store for butter, but when she got there she would forget what she was shopping for. One evening, as they watched TV, the husband stood up and the following dialogue took place:

She: “Where are you going?”
He: “To get snacks, it’s my turn.”
She: “I want a hot fudge sundae. Write it down!”
He: “I don’t have to write it down.”
She: “And put nuts on it.…