A guy named Mark receives a free ticket to the Superbowl from his company.
Unfortunately, when Mark arrives at the stadium he realizes the seat is in the last row in the corner of the stadium. He is closer to the Goodyear Blimp than the field.
About halfway through the first quarter, Mark notices an empty seat, 10 rows off the field right on the 50 yard line. He decides to take a chance and makes his way through the stadium and around the security guards to the empty seat.
As he sits down, he asks the man sitting next to him, "Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?" The man, Joe, says no.
Now, very excited to be in such a great seat for the game, Mark again inquires of the man next to him, "This is incredible! Who in their right mind would have a seat like this at the Superbowl and not use it?"
Joe replies, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me, I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Superbowl we haven't been to together since we got married in 1967."
"Well, that's really sad," says Mark, "but still, couldn't you find someone to take the seat? A relative or a close friend?"
"No," Joe replies, "they're all at the funeral."
