Comments on: Funny Bones, 1949

By: Clair

Clair — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:41:01 +0000

Actually, I can’t wait to use the joke about wages. It is about men’s wages, not women’s. It illustrates something often forgotten – many women’s fortunes rise or fall with the amount of their man’s wages, not other women’s wages.

The Willie Smith joke was sweet. My favorite. And the check endorsement joke is sweet. I hope my wife would think the same of me. Better that than a goat.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:05:30 +0000

Aw, we’re all suckers for innocence and first love!

By: Maurine

Maurine — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:34:05 +0000

My favorite was the one about Willie Smith, too.

By: Researcher

Researcher — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:07:35 +0000

I always forget to look at the year when I start reading the Funny Bones, and it’s always fascinating how distinctive the collections are to the decade.

Many of these seem to run on the theme: Deflation of the Ego.

And, for a first, one of the jokes actually ticked me off: the one about women’s wages. Hardly a laughing matter for the many women who have to go in and out of the workforce due to family responsibilities and/or are the sole provider for themselves or their families.

But the one about Willie Smith was very sweet.