Winters are fierce in northern Scotland, so the owner of the estate felt he was doing a good deed when he bought earmuffs for his foreman.©JOKEDEMO.COM

Noticing, however, that the foreman wasn't wearing the earmuffs even on the bitterest day, the landlord asked, "Didn't you like the muffs?"©JOKEDEMO.COM

The foreman said, "They're a thing of beauty."©JOKEDEMO.COM

"Why don't you wear them?"©JOKEDEMO.COM

The foreman explained, "I was wearing them the first day, but somebody offered to buy me a drink and I didn't hear him!"