Examples can prove that jokes of ancient vintage have not lost their youthful vigor. Here are some familiar stories which if used again with suitable adjustments at the right time and place can encourage laughter, chuckles or maybe smiles.
A government official seeking statistical data called an employer. He asked “How many employees do you have broken down by sex? After thinking a while the businessman replied “None that I know of. Our main problem here seems to be alcohol.”
A discerning person may discover that this story is somewhat old fashioned. Why? Nowadays the government official would probably say “gender.” In some areas, except in the movies and other entertainment, sex seems to have lost its earlier cachet. Now gender classifies humans. Years ago it was confined to grammar books for students. The use of “gender” in the above illustration would emasculate (sex again) the punch line.
Here is an “oldie” and a “quickie” that will stay current so long as people eat and take meals in restaurants. Conversation at a lunch counter: “We have everything on the menu today, sir” remarked the waitress. “So I see,” said the customer. “May I have a clean one”?
