A guy named Joe received a free ticket to the Super Bowl from his company. Unfortunately, when Joe arrived at the stadium, he realized the seat is in the last row in the corner of the stadium, and that he's closer to the Goodyear Blimp than the field. About halfway through the first quarter, Joe saw through his binoculars an empty seat 10 rows off the field right on the 50 yardline. He decided to take a chance and made his way through the stadium and around the security guards to the empty seat. As he sat down, Joe asked the gentleman sitting next to him, "Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?"


The man said "No." Now, very excited to be in such a great seat for the game, Joe again inquired of the man next to him, "This is incredible! Who in their right mind would have a seat like this at the Super Bowl and not use it?!" The man replies, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Super Bowl we haven't been together at since we got married in 1967." "Well, that's really sad," said Joe, "but still, you couldn't find anyone to take the seat? A friend or close relative?" "No," the man replied, "They're all at the funeral."