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Ethel and her husband Earl were on vacation at the beach with Ethel ’ s dear friend , Mable , who is recently divorced and is constantly complaining about men . Since they are all sharing a hotel room , this has been driving Earl crazy .
So the next morning Earl decides he is going to find her a gentleman friend who can occupy her time . After breakfast , the trio , head down to the pool to lay in the sun for a bit .
Earl is dismayed to find that the pool area is empty except for one tough looking heavily tattoed man with several facial peircings , who is sitting in a lounge chair close by .
Earl strikes up a conversation and eventually asks the man , “ Are you from around here ?" He replies , " I used to live here about twenty years ago and I just moved back last week ." " So , where were you in between ?" Earl asks in friendly manner . " In prison ," the man whispers .

Ethel and Earl

" Why did they put you in prison ?" Earl asks , a little taken back this revelation .
The man looks at him with hollow dark eyes and a devilish grin , leans in real close and quietly says , " I killed my wife ."
“ Hhhmmm , I see ,” Earl says , “ So your single then ?”