National Humor Month Funny Short Joke Number Fourteen

Didja hear the one about the traveling salesman and the farmer’s daughter? Of course you did. Jokes on that subject are battalion, I mean, legion. Here is one of my personal favorites rated PG.

A doctor is making his rounds in the hospital and meets Mr. Smith, a patient who was brought in with a broken leg.

Doctor – “Mr. Smith, can you tell me how you happened to break your leg this morning?”

Mr. Smith – “How do you do, doctor. Well, it was like this. Twenty years ago I was a 25-year old salesman on the road, traveling from town to town, selling housewares. One night I had to take a detour, it was late in the evening, very dark, and I lost my way . . .”

Doctor (interrupting) – “Forget that, I don’t have time for all that. Just tell me how you broke your leg this morning.”

Mr. Smith – Well, twenty years ago, I was on the road and it got dark. I was lost and needed a place to stay for the night. No Motel Six around (laughs) – it really was only $6 a night in those days. Can you believe it? Anyway, I saw a light in this old farmhouse about 100 yards from the road.

I knocked on the door and the farmer answered. I explained my situation and he was very pleasant and accommodating. He said he could put me up for the night but he only had two bedrooms – one for him and his wife and one for his beautiful daughter. He asked would I mind sharing the room with her.

“Not at all,” I said. I went upstairs to the room and was very quiet while I got undressed because she was already asleep. I was dead tired, crawled into bed and fell asleep almost immediately.

About midnight, I felt her gently shaking my shoulder to wake me up. She asked me, “Is there anything you want?”

I said, No, everything was fine I told her.

She said, “Are you absolutely certain? Are you sure?”

I said, I’m sure.

Then she said, “Isn’t there anything at all I can do for you? Anything at all?”

And I said, I reckon not. And went back to sleep.

Doctor – “Would you please explain what does all this have to do with your broken leg?”

Mr. Smith– “Well, this morning I had to adjust my television aerial, and suddenly . . . out of nowhere . . . it dawned on me what she meant. I fell off the roof!”

Funny Quote

”I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away.” – George Carlin

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