[This joke is hard to convey in print. But here's how to tell it. You say:]
This joke has four parts, OK? First part: A couple is out to dinner at a
restaurant. When the waitress comes, the man orders two steaks. The woman
says "Why did you order me a steak? I don't want a steak!" and the man
replies "Fuck you! I'm ordering the dinners here!"
Second part: The same couple is at home. The woman serves coffee and puts
a little cream in it. The man says, "Why did you put cream in the coffee?
I like black coffee!" and the woman replies "Fuck you! I'm making the
coffee here!"
Fourth part: . . .
[At this point, someone will say "You skipped the third part!" or "You
mean third" or something, at which point you finish off with the obvious:]
Fuck you! I'm telling the joke here!
[Suggestion: In a group, there's always some wiseass who will set up the
punch line. But if you're telling to only one or two, you might feign a
little confusion at the beginning ("Now I always get this joke out of
order, let me think . . .") which predisposes your hearers to "help out"
when you skip the third part.]
--
Larry Denenberg
larry@harvard.edu
(From the "Rest" of RHF)