[GCFL-discuss] [GCFL.net] The Avon Lady

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I found it mildly amusing, but I had a hard time explaining the punch
line, even to myself. If you're not familiar with Avon ladies... well,
half the joke is that people make jokes about Avon ladies. Some kids down
the street from me, when I was young, used to make up jokes like "What's
red and goes ding-dong and crawls through the grass?" The answer was "a
wounded Avon lady." (Their mother called herslf the Avon lady's "worst
customer," but the patient Avon lady kept coming back, valuing every
customer she could get.) Even that wouldn't be funny if you didn't know
jokes like "What's white and black and red all over?" (A newspaper), or
"What's white and black and white and black and white and black and red?"
(A nun falling down the stairs -- only students at a Catholic parochial
school could or would have come up with that one, but my neighborhood was
half Catholic).

Getting back to this joke, I think the idea is that knowing who the Avon
lady in a small town is, would be as good as showing photo ID to prove
you are for real. Only an imposter (at least among women folk) would fail
to know the correct answer.

Siarlys

On Tue, 4 Jan 2011 07:23:01 -0800 (PST) "Discussion of the Good, Clean
Funnies List" <gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> writes:
I guess in a rural area, the lady would be known & he could count on
grandma to go after her if the check wasn't good?  Would not work in NY.





Sent: Tue, January 4, 2011 9:49:53 AM
 [GCFL.net] The Avon Lady

Can anyone explain this joke to me?
greenBubble 

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Subject: [GCFL.net] The Avon Lady

The Avon Lady

My friend Bev and her husband were reshingling their roof.
As soon as they started, they realized they needed more
supplies, so Bev grabbed the checkbook, jumped into her car,
and drove the 45 miles to the nearest lumberyard.

After gathering the items she needed, Bev went up to the
cashier and wrote a check. "I really need to see a photo
ID," the clerk said.

"I don't have one on me," Bev replied.

The cashier called over the manager, who examined the check.
Then the manager looked up and asked Bev, "Who is the Avon
lady in your town?"

Puzzled, Bev responded, "Maxine Thompson."

"Take her check," the smiling manager said to the cashier.
"Maxine is my grandmother."

Received from Ed.
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