Once Mulla Nasruddin came home, as usual very drunk. His wife was in a rage, more so because he had just promised the other day that he was trying to leave his habit by and by. And the wife said, “Now, what about your leaving the habit?” Mulla said he had tried his best to break the habit, but when he cut `h’ from the word `habit’ still `a bit’ remained. When he cut `a’ still `bit’ remained, and when he cut `b’ still `it’ remained.