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A WOMAN PUT A NICKLE IN THE PARKING METER AND
SAID, "LOOK, I ONLY WEIGH ONE HOUR."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 12-06-1965
ABSURD MISUNDERSTANDING
AN IMMIGRANT BECAME WEALTHY IN THE UNITED STATES AND
DECIDED HE SHOULD GIVE SOMETHING TO CHARITY BY BUILDING
A HOSPITAL. HE GAVE THE CONTRACT OR COMPLETE FREEDOM
EXCEPT FOR ONE STIPULATION. THERE SHOULD BE A "HALO"
STATUE IN EVERY ROOM.
WHEN THE BUILDING WAS COMPLETELY FINISHED, THE
CONTRACTOR WAS CALLED IN. ALTHOUGH NOT A CATHOLIC
HOSPITAL, THERE WAS A STATUE OF A SAINT IN EVERY ROOM.
THE BENEFACTOR COMPLAINED THAT HE DIDN'T SEE ANY
HALO STATUES. THE CONTRACTOR POINTED TO THE
STATUES. HE SAID, "NO, NO, YOU KNOW HALO, STAT YOU?"
(HELLO, IS THAT YOU--TELEPHONE).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 00001960S
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DRUNK JOKE
TWO WOMEN WERE WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND SAW A DRUNK AND A PIG IN THE GUTTER. ONE LADY SAYS TO THE OTHER: "YOU CAN TELL A MAN WHO BOOZES BY THE COMPANY HE CHOOSES." SO THE PIG GOT UP AND SLOWLY WALKED AWAY.
Submitter comment: UNDERLINE, SLOWLY.
Where learned: BIRMINGHAM ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
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ELEPHANT JOKE
DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN AN ELEPHANT AND A BANANA?
NO
THEN YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS GOING TO THE STORE TO SHOP.
Submitter comment: I DON'T KNOW WHERE I GOT IT.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
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OBEDIANCE
I HAD TWELVE BOTTLES OF WHISKEY IN MY CELLAR, AND MY WIFE
TOLD ME TO EMPTY THE CONTENTS DOWN THE SINK--OR ELSE.
SO I SAID I WOULD, AND PROCEEDED WITH THE UNPLEASANT
TASK.
I WITHDREW THE CORK FROM THE FIRST BOTTLE AND POURED THE
CONTENTS DOWN THE SINK, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE
GLASS, WHICH I DRANK. I EXTRACTED THE CORK FROM THE
SECOND BOTTLE AND DID LIKEWISE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE
GLASS, WHICH I DRANK. THEN I WITHDREW THE CORK FROM THE
THIRD BOTTLE AND EMPTIED THE GOOD, OLD BOOZE DOWN THE
SINK, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE GLASS, WHICH I DRANK.
I PULLED THE CORK FROM THE FOURTH SINK, AND POURED THE
BOTTLE IN THE GLASS WHICH I DRANK. I PULLED THE SINK
OUT OF THE GLASS AND POURED THE CORK DOWN THE BOTTLE.
I PULLED THE NEXT CORK OUT OF MY THROAT, AND POURED
THE SINK DOWN THE BOTTLE AND DRANK THE GLASS. THEN
I CORKED THE SINK WITH THE GLASS, BOTTLED THE DRINK,
AND DRANK THE POUR.
I NOW HAD EVERYTHING EMPTIED, SO I STEADIED THE
HOUSE WITH ONE HAND AND COUNTED THE BOTTLES CORKS AND
GLASSES WITH THE OTHER HAND, WHICH WERE 29. TO BE
SURE, I COUNTED THEM AGAIN WHEN THEY CAME BY, AND THIS
TIME I HAD 24. WHEN THE HOUSE CAME BY I COUNTED THEM
AGAIN THE THIRD TIME, AND FINALLY I HAD THE HOUSES,
BOTTLES, AND CORKS COUNTED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
ONE HOUSE, WHICH I DRANK.
Where learned: WHITEHEAD AND KALES ; MILL STREET PLANT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 03-21-1967
DRUNK JOKE
A DRUNK WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF A PEANUT MACHINE,
PUTTING IN DIME AFTER DIME. FINALLY, THE BARTENDER
CAME UP AND SAID, "DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD QUIT?"
"WHAT," YELLED THE DRUNK, "IN THE MIDDLE OF A
WINNING STREAK?"
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
HELP NEEDED
AT THE SIDE OF A ROAD, A WOMAN LOOKED HELPLESSLY AT A
FLAT TIRE. A PASSERBY STOPPED TO HELP HER. AFTER THE
TIRE WAS CHANGED, THE WOMAN SAID, "PLEASE LET THE JACK
DOWN EASY. MY HUSBAND IS SLEEPING IN THE BACK SEAT."
Submitter comment:
HE HEARD THIS FROM SOME MEN IN THE OFFICE WHERE HE
USED TO WORK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 10-31-1967
JUDGMENT
DON'T YOU TRUST YOUR WIFE'S JUDGMENT?
WHY SHOULD I? LOOK WHO SHE MARRIED.
Submitter comment:
HE HEARD THIS FROM SOME MEN IN THE OFFICE WHERE HE USED
TO WORK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 10-31-1967
WHO KNOWS
THE HUSBAND ANSWERED THE PHONE AND SAID, "I DON'T KNOW,
CALL UP THE WEATHER BUREAU ," AND HUNG UP.
"WHO WAS THAT?" ASKED HIS WIFE. "I DON'T KNOW. SOME
NUT WANTED TO KNOW IF THE COAST WAS CLEAR."
Submitter comment: HE HEARD THIS IN THE OFFICE THAT HE WORKED IN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 10-31-1967
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