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Daddima Thu 17-Nov-22 15:43:56

: A store that sells new husbands has opened in London where a woman may go to choose a husband.
Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:

You may visit this storeONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increases as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor or may choose to go up to the next floor but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men have jobs.
She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:

Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love children.
'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.'

So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love children, and are extremely good-looking.

'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love children, are extremely good-looking, and do housework..

'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love children, are extremely good-looking, do housework, and have a strong romantic streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.
Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

PLEASE NOTE:

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.

The first floor has wives that love sex.

The second floor has wives that love sex, have money and like beer.

The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.

icanhandthemback Sun 20-Nov-22 12:18:30

I can see why some people would object to this (I don't) but I do wonder what the naysayers find funny. Perhaps they can post the jokes they laugh at so we can have a 'good' laugh too.

Susiewakie Sun 20-Nov-22 12:50:32

🤣🤣

Mollygo Sun 20-Nov-22 13:04:26

I laughed🤣🤣

JaneR185 Sun 20-Nov-22 13:09:58

Funny! 🤣🤣

Cossy Sun 20-Nov-22 13:12:18

I smiled, wryly, but simply don’t get offended by husband/wife jokes as stereotypical as they might be there’s always a smidgeon of truth !

LancashireGran Sun 20-Nov-22 13:23:00

I'm not sure which made me laugh most; the joke or the posters who've had a sense of humour bypass! grin

Oreo Sun 20-Nov-22 13:30:54

I laffed too 😂

C123 Sun 20-Nov-22 13:33:25

Loved this, thanks Daddima!
Heard this one before but without the Wives shop across! 😂 😅 🤣

Hazeld Sun 20-Nov-22 13:34:27

Brilliant, but then I love the old jokes

georgia101 Sun 20-Nov-22 13:39:00

Still smiling. Some people are too sensitive.

seadragon Sun 20-Nov-22 13:40:53

Blossoming

I smiled, but I was wondering where the ‘kind men with a sense of humour’ were. Good job I didn’t get Mr. B from a store grin

Me too, Blossoming. Fortunately for me, I found mine 55 years ago......

jerseygirl Sun 20-Nov-22 13:44:20

I loved it. It might be stereotype but it mad me laugh,

DanniRae Sun 20-Nov-22 13:48:03

gringringrin

annifrance Sun 20-Nov-22 13:54:21

Lol!

kevincharley Sun 20-Nov-22 14:15:39

So glad I've not lost my sense of humour. Sad for those who don't see the humour.
Things don't have to be politically correct to be funny.

kevincharley Sun 20-Nov-22 14:22:06

orly

FannyCornforth

Welbeck I’m with you.
Misandry, misogyny and even misanthropy.
Where is the humour? It’s just a clunky gag with a list of depressing stereotypes

What was the view like from the top floor?

Thanks Orly, I've just spat my drink over the laptop. Love it!

Sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit but, by 'eck, it's funny!

Stillstanding Sun 20-Nov-22 14:28:16

Loved the joke and all of the thread. The best thing about political correctness is that it reminds us all how far we have come in our lifetimes. Thank you Daddtma.

Jaxie Sun 20-Nov-22 14:29:45

Ok you woke ones: the joke deals in stereotypes but there is enough truth there to make this feminist laugh.

DeeDe Sun 20-Nov-22 14:32:29

grin grin grin

Wyllow3 Sun 20-Nov-22 14:38:44

I thought the first part was hilarious but not the second spoilt it a bit, could have been much funnier - wee bit more content?

deaneke Sun 20-Nov-22 14:50:23

Thank you. We both had a good chuckle!

sweetcakes Sun 20-Nov-22 14:55:39

Made me smile ☺

Alison333 Sun 20-Nov-22 15:46:58

It is funny - it made me laugh precisely because it is so silly!

I think the second half is designed to portray men as very simple creatures which is why it lacks content.

hillwalker Sun 20-Nov-22 16:04:24

Made me laugh too- and my bloke laughed when I read it out.

Dogsjj Sun 20-Nov-22 16:14:48

Loved it too, very funny!! More funny jokes please. Don't take any interest in the criticism, no sense of humour.