The Man Shop
A store that sells husbands has just opened where a woman may go to choose a husband from among many men.
There is a flat fee of £1000 upon entrance, and the woman can take home any one man of her choice in the shop.
There are many floors at the man shop, and the attributes of the men on each floor improve the higher you go.
There is however, a catch.
On each floor you have the option to either pick a man or take the escalator to the next floor.
You cannot go back down a floor other than to exit the building empty handed.
So a woman goes to The Man Shop to find a husband. She pays her £1000 at the door and goes up the 1st escalator.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men have jobs.
The woman reads the sign and says to herself, "Well, that's better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder what's further up?" So up she goes.
The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids.
The woman remarks to herself, "That's great, but I wonder what's further up?" And up she goes again.
The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good looking.
"Hmmm, better" she says. "But I wonder what's upstairs?"
The fourth floor sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking and help with the housework.
"Wow!" exclaims the woman, "very tempting. BUT, there must be more further up!" And again she heads up another escalator.
The fifth floor sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic streak.
"Oh, mercy me! But just think what must be awaiting me further on?" So up to the sixth floor she goes.
The sixth floor sign reads:
Floor 6 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework, have a strong romantic streak, are great lovers, play piano, and are fluent in five languages.
"That's amazing" she gushes, "but think how amazing the men on the next floor must be".
She jumps on the next escalator.
The seventh floor sign reads:
Floor 7 - You are visitor 3,456,789,012 to this floor.
There are no men on this floor.
This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.
Thank you for shopping at The Man Shop, the escalator to your right will take you direct to the exit.
Have a nice day.