Check-in lines at the gates of heaven There are several check-in counters at the gates of heaven with big signs telling arrivals where they should check in. One counter has a sign "All married men who were hen pecked by their wives". There is a long line of men waiting to check in there. Next to it is a counter for "married men who were not hen pecked" that has no one waiting in line. An old man walks up to that counter. The clerk looks at the man and checks the big ledger, then takes a harder look at the man, then reads more carefully from the ledger, finally looks back at the man and says "Why are YOU of all men checking in at THIS counter"? Because my wife told me to.