My wife cannot tell a joke

[vigil617]

My wife cannot tell a joke. She is one of those people -- sweet natured, good as gold, and a terrific wife to boot -- who just has a hard time telling a joke the right way.

She knows I love a good joke, though, so -- bless her heart -- she does try now and again. It's sort of an ongoing joke between us, this inability of hers.

Anyway, I was very proud of her last night, because for once in a blue moon, she got off a good one, and made me laugh and be proud of her at the same time.

See, she had texted a new friend of hers that she was giving a ride to work the next day, saying she would meet her at so-and-so, and such-and-such time, etc.

Well, her friend didn't have my wife's phone number and name in her cell phone, so when she got the text, she had no idea who it was from. So, of course, her friend texted back, "Who is this?"

My wife -- my sweet, loving, beautiful, and joke-telling-challenged wife -- texted her friend back:

"It's Jake......from State Farm."

 

[MSgt G]

Did the friend accept? Good one.

 

[ralph7]

I don't get it.

Must be TV related and I have no TV.

 

[snubbyfan]

That was very quick witted of her.
Mt wife works as a home health care aid and likes to give her clients a daily joke. They laugh at them even when she screws up the punch line.

 

[kozmic]

It would appear however that much like Lady Koz, she has an amazing ability to take a joke!

 

[vigil617]

I don't get it.

Must be TV related and I have no TV.

Ralph, you're right. It's a TV thing, and you wouldn't understand.

Good on you for that, too!

 

[vigil617]

Did the friend accept? Good one.

Master Sergeant, my wife 'fessed up to her friend shortly afterward, and her friend thought it was all hilarious.

 

[vigil617]

That was very quick witted of her.
Mt wife works as a home health care aid and likes to give her clients a daily joke. They laugh at them even when she screws up the punch line.

I tend to laugh at my wife's jokes because she screws up the punch lines.

 

[JonF]

Absolutely perfect. Subject, timing and situation, perfect !

 

[shouldazagged]

Very nicely done. Brief, efficient, and funny as hell.

 

[Tom K]

"My wife laughs at a joke three times. Once when I tell it, once when I explain it, and once when she gets it."

 

[Shorty 45 MK2]

It always fun to mess with people.

My problem is I'm to slow, I think of something witty after I talk/text the person.

I didn't get the joke either since I quit having a tv when it went digital...all I watched was Jeopardy anyway. Still think it's a good one though.

 

[sipowicz]

My wife cannot tell a joke.

Anyway, I was very proud of her last night, because for once in a blue moon, she got off a good one, and made me laugh and be proud of her at the same time.

And you should be proud...excellent witty retort...but technically, not a joke since it required no set up, punch line and timing...

 

[feralmerril]

The art to telling a joke is you never tell someone you are going to tell them its a joke first.

 

[Airpark]

One of the best senior care center jokes I have heard was from "Little Jimmy Dickens" of the Grand Ole Opry.

Said he and the band played a gig at one of the local senior centers and a lady down front stared at him and listened intently the whole time.

At the end of the gig he came down off the stage, walked over to her and politely thanked her for her attention and asked, "Do you know who I am?"

The lady very politely answered, "No, but if you will go right down to the nurse at the end of the hall she can tell you, she knows everybody here."

 

[Shooting Padre]

Just great, my wife and I had a good laugh over this one. May I use it? Please?

 

[Road Rat]

"Most" women don't tell jokes well. Guys have been telling "dirty jokes" since we were 10 or 11....

Jake from State Farm was funny.............

 

[rwsmith]

My wife.......

My wife has Jewish Mother genes and tries to tell a joke, gives away the punch then says, "Oh, you tell it.'

 

[sipowicz]

I took Dino and Tam to Greenblatt's deli today. Tam and I split the pastrami/corned beef triple decker, while Dino had a bagel with lox. There was an old Jewish couple in the next booth and on the way out I told Dino to tell them his joke.

He asked them how come you can't put jewish people in jail...because they eat locks.

They laughed pretty hard.

 

[eveled]

Love that commercial, "She sounds hideous",