Helen and Issy were having a hard time financially and needed to keep their spending to a minimum. To keep her household account as low as she could, Helen decided not to have her dress dry-cleaned. Instead, she washed it by hand. When Issy returned from work, Helen proudly told him of her idea to save money.
She said, “Just think, Issy, we are $3 richer because I washed this dress by hand.”
“Great,” Issy quickly replied. “Wash it again!”
From Oy! The Ultimate Book of Jewish Jokes, by David Minkoff