[This joke is hard to convey in print. But here's how to tell it. You say:] This joke has four parts, OK? First part: A couple is out to dinner at a restaurant. When the waitress comes, the man orders two steaks. The woman says "Why did you order me a steak? I don't want a steak!" and the man replies "Fuck you! I'm ordering the dinners here!" Second part: The same couple is at home. The woman serves coffee and puts a little cream in it. The man says, "Why did you put cream in the coffee? I like black coffee!" and the woman replies "Fuck you! I'm making the coffee here!" Fourth part: . . . [At this point, someone will say "You skipped the third part!" or "You mean third" or something, at which point you finish off with the obvious:] Fuck you! I'm telling the joke here! [Suggestion: In a group, there's always some wiseass who will set up the punch line. But if you're telling to only one or two, you might feign a little confusion at the beginning ("Now I always get this joke out of order, let me think . . .") which predisposes your hearers to "help out" when you skip the third part.] -- Larry Denenberg larry@harvard.edu
(From the "Rest" of RHF)