An elderly woman was standing by the railing of a cruise ship, clutching her hat tightly to keep it from blowing away in the strong wind.
A concerned gentleman approached her and politely said, “Excuse me, ma’am. I don’t mean to intrude, but did you realize your dress is being blown up by the wind?”
“Yes, I know,” she replied calmly. “But I need both hands to keep my hat in place.”
The man, looking flustered, exclaimed, “But ma’am, you’re not wearing anything underneath your dress, and… well, you’re exposed!”
The woman glanced down briefly, then looked back up at the man with a sly smile.
“Sir,” she said matter-of-factly, “anything you see down there is 85 years old. This hat, on the other hand, is brand new!”
