In a speech I told a joke ridiculing a prominent political figure. Later, a lady in the audience objected, and I explained that the joke was flexible. Just substitute the name of one politician with the name of another. The same can often be done with gender. My explanation seemed to satisfy her. Here are examples of a flexible joke:
1. A little boy went up to his father and asked: “Dad, where did my intelligence come from?” The father replied: “Well, son. You must have gotten it from your mother, because I still have mine.”
2. A couple was having a disagreement, which rapidly developed into an argument. The wife left the room only to return later, saying, “I’ve changed my mind. “Thank heaven,” He replied. “I hope it’s working now.”
It’s obvious that in the first joke the mother could have made the reply, and in the second the husband could have changed his mind.
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