A firefighter comes home one day excited to share how efficiently things run at work. He explains to his wife that at the firehouse, everything is done by bells: the first bell means jackets on, the second means sliding down the pole, and the third means they’re on the truck and ready to go. Impressed by the system, he announces that from now on, they’ll run their household the same way.
He lays out the new rules with confidence: Bell #1 means she strips naked, Bell #2 means she jumps into bed, and Bell #3 means they make love all night. His wife agrees without argument. Later that evening, she rings Bell #1 and Bell #2 exactly as planned—but when Bell #3 rings, she calmly tells him he’d better take care of things himself… because at home, there’s no fire truck coming to back him up. 😄
