Marriage and family life come with love, loyalty – and plenty of moments that make you laugh (usually at yourself). These three classic jokes take a cheeky look at spouses, parenting and the realities of long-term relationships, with punchlines that might feel a little too familiar.
#1: Larry’s barn burned down and his wife, Susan, called the insurance company.
Susan spoke to the insurance agent and said, “We had that barn insured for fifty thousand, and I want my money.”
The agent replied, “Whoa there, just a minute. Insurance doesn’t work quite like that. An independent adjuster will assess the value of what was insured, and then we’ll provide you with a new barn of similar worth.”
There was a long pause, and then Susan replied, “If that’s how it works, then I want to cancel the life insurance policy on my husband.”
#2: A wife woke in the middle of the night to find her husband missing from bed. She got out of bed and checked around the house. She heard sobbing from the basement. After turning on the light and descending the stairs, she found he husband curled up in the corner, of the basement,… crying like a baby. “Honey, what’s wrong?”, she asked, worried about what could hurt him so much. “Remember, 20 years ago, I got you pregnant and your father threatened me to either marry you or to go to jail?”
“Yes, of course,” she replied.
“Well, I would have been released from jail this afternoon!”
#3: The father of five children had won a toy at a raffle.
He called his kids together to ask which one should have the present.
“Who is the most obedient?” he asked. “Who never talks back to mother? Who does everything she says?”
Five small voices answered in unison. “Okay, dad, you get the toy.”
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