mort dies suddenly is his sleep. Mort died suddenly in his sleep. Beryl, his wife of 55 years phones the local paper to put her loving husbands passing in the obituary. "Ok my love," says the guy from the paper, "it's a pound a word. What do you want it to say?" There's a silence for a moment before beryl says, "Mort is dead." The guy from the paper, thinking maybe she wanted to say more but couldn't afford it decides to be kind to her, given the circumstances. "I'll tell you what, my love' he says kindly. "Pick 3 more words and they'll be free of charge." "Oh... ok." She replies, before adding, "Mort is dead. Volvo for sale."