The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

KEEP IT WARM

A MAN AND A WOMAN GOT MARRIED, AND ON THEIR FIRST NIGHT
THEY WENT AT IT HOT AND HEAVY. THE NEXT MORNING,
WHEN THEY AWOKE, SHE SAID, "WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR
BREAKFAST, DEAR?" HE REPLIED, "NOTHING, LET'S GO AT
IT AGAIN." SO THEY WENT AT IT. HE GOT UP AND WENT
OFF TO WORK. WHEN HE CAME HOME FOR LUNCH, HIS WIFE
SAID, "WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR LUNCH, DEAR?" HE REPLIED,
"NOTHING, LET'S GO AT IT AGAIN." SO THEY WENT AT IT.
THE HUSBAND GOT UP AND WENT BACK TO WORK. WHEN HE
CAME BACK HE SAW HIS WIFE STANDING ON THE SECOND
FLOOR BANISTER. AS SOON AS SHE SAW HIM, SHE SLID
DOWN IT, RAN BACK UPSTAIRS AND REPEATED IT THREE OR
FOUR TIMES AND ENDS UP ON THE TOP OF THE BANISTER.
HE SAID, "WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" SHE
ANSWERED, "NOTHING, DEAR, I'M JUST WARMING UP YOUR
SUPPER."

Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
DETROIT. HE DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 04-08-1965