A married couple trying to live up to a snobbish lifestyle went to a
party. The conversation turned to Mozart. "Absolutely brilliant,
magnificent, a genius!"
The woman, wanting to join in the conversation, remarked casually, "Ah,
Mozart. You're so right. I love him. Only this morning I saw him
getting on the No. 5 bus going to Coney Island."
There was a sudden hush, and everyone looked at her. Her husband was
mortified. He pulled her away and whispered, "We're leaving right now.
Get your coat and let's get out of here."
As they drove home, he kept muttering to himself. Finally his wife
turned to him. "You're angry about something."
"Oh really? You noticed?" he sneered. "I've never been so embarrassed
in my life! You saw Mozart take the No. 5 bus to Coney Island? You
knucklehead! Don't you know the No. 5 bus doesn't go out to Coney Island?"
