How to Tell a Joke

I was herding children through a bookstore. Trying, with little success, too.

Also funny are remarks that make you think they’re hiding a joke. In this category belongs a well-known Sicilian joke. When a friend was wailing that his wife had hung herself from a fig tree, the Sicilian said, “Any chance I could get a few cuttings from that tree to plant?” Page 42.

Blame the Romans?

How to Tell a Joke