Too funny! My grandmother just sent me this email. I thought it was hilarious!
**Another way to spin the story**
>
>
> The doctor, after an examination, sighed and said,
> 'I've got some bad news. You have cancer, and
> you'd best put your affairs in order.'
>
> The woman was shocked, but managed to compose herself and
> walk into the waiting room where her daughter had been
> waiting.
>
> 'Well, daughter, we women celebrate when things are
> good, and we celebrate when things don't go so well. In
> this case, things aren't well. I have cancer. So,
> let's head to the club and have a martini.'
>
> After 3 or 4 martinis, the two were feeling a little less
> somber. There were some laughs and more martinis. They were
> eventually approached by some of the woman's old
> friends, who were curious as to what the two were
> celebrating.
>
> The woman told her friends they were drinking to her
> impending end, 'I've been diagnosed with AIDS.'
>
> The friends were aghast, gave the woman their condolences
> and beat a hasty retreat.
>
> After the friends left, the woman's daughter leaned
> over and whispered, 'Momma, I thought you said you were
> dying of cancer, and you just told your friends you were
> dying of AIDS! Why did you do that??'
>
> 'Because I don't want any of those bitches sleeping
> with your father after I'm gone.'
>
> And THAT, my friends, is what is called, 'Puttin
Your Affairs In Order.'
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