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THE OPERATOR, THE NURSE, AND THE SCHOOLTEACHER
THREE GIRLS LIVED AND WENT TO SCHOOL TOGETHER ALL
THEIR LIVES; EVERYTHING THEY DID, THE THREE OF THEM
DID TOGETHER. THEY EVEN GOT ENGAGED AT THE SAME TIME
AND PLANNED A COMMON CEREMONY. AFTER THE WEDDING, THEY
WENT TO THE SAME HOTEL TO SPEND THEIR HONEYMOON.
AFTER THEIR FIRST NIGHT, THE GIRLS TOOK TOO LONG
GETTING DRESSED, SO THEIR HUSBANDS DECIDED TO GO TO
BREAKFAST WITHOUT THEM. THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION
ENSUED:
HUSBAND 1: NEVER MARRY A TELEPHONE OPERATOR, ALL I
HEARD LAST NIGHT WAS "SORRY SIR, YOUR THREE MINUTES
ARE UP."
HUSBAND 2: I HAVE IT WORSE, I MARRIED A NURSE AND ALL
SHE SAID LAST NIGHT WAS, "IT'S UNHYGENIC, IT'S
UNHYGENIC."
HUSBAND 3: YOU SHOULD HAVE MARRIED A SCHOOLTEACHER.
ALL I HEARD LAST NIGHT WAS "TRY IT AGAIN, PRACTICE
MAKES PERFECT."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Married couple |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MAN ABOVE
A MAN WAS JEALOUS OF HIS WIFE, AND HE CAME IN ONE DAY
AND ASKED HER WHO HAD BEEN THERE. SHE ANSWERED, "NO
ONE." BUT HE SAID, "YES, THERE HAS, AND I'M GOING
TO BEAT YOU!" SHE SAID, "WELL, YOU CAN, BUT THERE'S
A MAN ABOVE WHO KNOWS ALL THINGS." THEN THE MAN ABOVE
ANSWERED, "YES, AND THERE'S A MAN UNDER THE BED WHO
KNOWS AS MUCH AS I DO."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Married couple |
Date learned: 09-25-1967
ICE CREAM SYMBOLISM
A MOTHER WAS TALKING WITH HER NEWLYWED DAUGHTER
JUST BEFORE THE COUPLE LEFT ON THEIR HONEYMOON.
SHE SAID TO HER DAUGHTER: "MAKE SURE YOU WRITE AND
TELL ME HOW IT IS." AND SHE SAID IN REPLY, "OH,
MOTHER. I CAN'T WRITE ABOUT HAVING INTERCOURSE IN
A LETTER." HER MOTHER SAID, "JUST PUT DOWN ICECREAM
FOR IT, AND I'LL KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN." THE MOTHER
RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING POSTCARDS DURING THE NEXT
FEW WEEKS:
CARD 1. DEAR MOTHER, I HAD ICE CREAM FOR THE FIRST
TIME LAST NIGHT AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
CARD 2. DEAR MOTHER, WE'RE HAVING LOTS OF ICE CREAM
NOW, AND I REALLY LIKE IT.
CARD 3. DEAR MOTHER, WE'RE HAVING ICE CREAM ALL THE
TIME NOW. I'M LICKING THE STICK, AND JOE IS EATING
IT OUT OF THE BOX.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AT A DRUG STORE FROM A FRIEND.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Married couple |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE IRON LUNG
A MAN COMES INTO A PAWN SHOP AND TRIES TO PAWN AN IRON
LUNG. THE OPERATOR OF THE SHOP SAYS, "WHERE DID YOU
GET THIS LUNG FROM?" THE MAN RESPONDS: "FROM MY WIFE."
"WHAT DID SHE SAY WHEN YOU TOOK IT.?" "AHHH!."
Submitter comment: HEARD FROM A FRIEND
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Married couple |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE WESTERN UNION MAN
A LADY ANSWERED THE KNOCK ON HER DOOR AND FOUND A
WESTERN UNION MAN AT THE DOOR. HE HANDED HER A TELEGRAM
BUT SHE REFUSED TO TAKE IT. "THIS IS MY FIRST TELEGRAM
I'VE EVER RECEIVED," SHE SAID, "AND I WANT YOU TO SING
IT." "BUT, MA'M," THE DELIVERY BOY RESPONDED, "IT'S
NOT A SINGING TELEGRAM." BUT THE LADY INSISTED THAT IT
BE SUNG. "OK, MA'M," SAID THE DELIVERY BOY, WHO WAS
TOO TIRED TO FIGHT ANY LONGER," "DUM, DEE, DUM, YOUR
SON IS DEAD."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Woman |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A TALE ABOUT A WOMAN
"DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE WOMAN WHO MARRIED FOUR TIMES?
HER FIRST HUSBAND WAS A MILLIONAIRE; HER SECOND WAS
A FAMOUS ACTOR; HER THIRD WAS A WELL-KNOWN MINISTER.
AND HER LAST WAS AN UNDERTAKER."
"I SEE. ONE FOR THE MONEY, TWO FOR THE SHOW, THREE
TO GET READY, AND FOUR TO GO."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Woman |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
QUEENIE
A MAN ENTERING A HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE, TOLD THE MATRON
THAT HE DESIRED A GIRL WHO "COULD REALLY TAKE IT."
SHE REPLIED, "QUEENIE IS JUST THE GIRL YOU WANT; UP THE
STAIRS AND FIRST DOOR ON THE RIGHT." THE MAN WENT
INTO THE ROOM AND FOUND THE GIRL LYING ON THE BED,
STARING AT THE CEILING, WITH CHALK COMING OUT OF
HER NOSE AND EARS. HE WENT DOWN AND TOLD THE MATRON,
WHO SUMMONED HER SERVANTS AND COMMANDED THEM, "TAKE
QUEENIE BACK TO THE MORGUE, SHE'S FULL AGAIN."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Woman |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A MAN'S STORY
A FATHER OF FOUR HAS BEEN GOING TO THE PSYCHIATRIST
DAILY. "NOTHING'S BOTHERING ME," HE EXPLAINED.
"BUT THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE I CAN LIE DOWN WITHOUT
BEING DISTURBED."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Man |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
FAST TALKER
DURING THE PROHIBITION TIMES, HOME BREW WAS AGAINST THE
LAW AS WELL AS EVEN THE MERE POSSESSION OF SPIRITS. A
MAN IN ARKANSAS BOUGHT SOME BOOZE FROM A MOONSHINER AND
WAS CAUGHT WITH IT AND BROUGHT BEFORE THE JUDGE OF THE
COUNTY:
JUDGE: WHO SOLD YOU THAT LIQUOR?
DEFENDENT: I DON'T KNOW.
JUDGE: WHAT KIND OF MAN WAS HE?
DEFENDENT: I DON'T KNOW.
JUDGE: YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF MAN HE WAS
THAT SOLD YOU THAT LIQUOR?
DEFENDENT: NO SIR, YOUR HONOR, I WAS ONLY INTERESTED
IN THE LIQUOR NOT THE MAN.
JUDGE: SURELY YOU MUST KNOW HOW TALL HE WAS?
DEFENDENT: HE WAS ABOUT YOUR SIZE, I'D SAY.
JUDGE: THROW THIS MAN OUT OF HERE BEFORE HE ACCUSES ME
OF SELLING THAT LIQUOR TO HIM.
THIS MAN WAS A FREE MAN AGAIN.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Man |
Date learned: 11-08-1968
TWO GIRLS TALKING: FIRST ONE: DO YOU SMOKE AFTER
INTERCOURSE?
SECOND ONE: I DON'T KNOW, I NEVER LOOKED.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BOOK TITLE: THE YELLOW RIVER, BY I. P. DAILY
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BOOK TITLE: I'M NUTS OVER THE CHEERLEADER, BY THE
SEVEN FOOT BASKETBALL PLAYER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BOOK TITLE: JOE AND THE PILE DRIVERS, BY BUSTER HYMEN.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BOOK TITLE: ANTLERS IN THE TREETOPS BY WHOGOOSE THEMOOSE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BOOK TITLE: I MET THE TIGER AT NIGHT, BY CLAWED BALLS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BOOK TITLE: UNDER THE BLEACHERS, BY SEEMORE BUTTS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BOOK TITLE: ONE HUNG LOW, BY WHO CHOPPY COCKY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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