The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Retort

Telephone Joke:

Question: "Are you the lady that washes?

Answer: "No."

Response: "Gee, you must be dirty!"

Submitter comment:

Learned this during school days. We'd call any number in the telephone book and ask the question. When the party answered "no," we gave the punchline.

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Keyword(s): Call ; COMEBACK ; HUMOR ; INSULT ; Prank ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; TELEPHONE ; Wisecrack