LONG TERM WIFE

A tired traveler pulls into a hotel around midnight. Very tired after a long day's trip he asks the clerk for a single room. As the clerk fills out the paperwork, the man notices a gorgeous woman sitting in the lobby. He tells the clerk to wait while he disappears into the lobby. After a minute he comes back, with the girl on his arm. 


Lying to the hotel clerk, he says, "Fancy meeting my 'wife' here. I'll need a double room for the night." 


The next morning, he comes to settle his bill, and finds the amount to be over $3,000. 


"What's the meaning of this?" he yells at the clerk. "I've only been here for one night!" 


"Yes," sniffs the clerk, "but your 'wife' has been here for three weeks!" 
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