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From: foonberg@aero.ARPA (Alan Foonberg)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Jail joke (not offensive to anyone)
Message-ID: <236@aero.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 28-Jan-86 10:22:09 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 28 10:22:09 1986
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In article <8642@watarts.UUCP> klawrence@watarts.UUCP (Kevin Lawrence) writes:
>Apologies for my previous posting, someone else said it better.
>And now for the joke:
>A recently convicted felon was sitting in a cell with an old-timer in their
>cell-block.  The new guy says to the older guy "What do you guys do to keep 
>entertained around here?"
>" Oh, we tell jokes" says the old guy.
>Just then, from one of the cells in the block, comes a shout.
>"34!"
>A few chuckles  are heard.
>"98!" comes another shout.
>A giggle comes from the next cell.
>The new convict is confused.
>"I'm confused" says the new convict, "What's going on?"
>"Well", says the old timer, "we get to know the jokes so well that we number
>them, you'll catch on"
>There's a lull for a while, then someone chokes out another number.
>"234!"
>The whole cell block erupts in laughter.
>"What was that one?", says the young convict.
>The old-timer stops gagging long enough to say, "Well, that's a new one, son"
>
"OK, let me try!", replies the young convict, "72!"
Silence.
"72!" he repeats loudly.
The old convict says, "Watch me.  72!"
Wild laughter!
"How come I couldn't get them to laugh?" asks the young one.
Replies the old-timer, "It's all in the delivery."

Alan.