old age

An older couple is lying in bed one morning, having just awakened from a good night's sleep.

The husband takes her hand and she responds, "Don't touch me!" "Why not?" he asks.

She answers back, "Because I'm dead."

The husband says, "What are you talking about?

We're both lying here in bed together talking to one another."

She says. "No, I'm definitely dead."

He insists, "You're not dead. What in the world makes you think you're dead?"

"Nothing hurts!"