My Only Pleasure

A guy walks into a shoe store and asks for a pair of shoes, size 9. The
obviously well trained salesman says, "But sir, you take an 11 or
eleven-and-a-half." 

"Just bring me a size eight." 

The salesman brings them and the man stuffs his feet into them, and stands 
up in obvious pain. 

The salesman says, "Sir, you wouldn't be in such pain if you just let me 
get you size 11's."

He turns to the salesman and says, "I've lost my house to the I.R.S., I live 
with my mother-in-law, my daughter ran off with my best friend, my business 
has filed Chapter 7, and my son just told me he was gay.  The only pleasure I 
have left is to come home at night and take my shoes off."