My father passed away in 1963, but not before telling one of his favorite jokes more than once. It has become one of my favorite jokes to this day.
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Little Johnnie’s third grade teacher asked him how his weekend was.
“Horrible, a car hit my dog in the ass,” he said.
She corrected his language. “Rectum.”
“Wrecked him?” Johnnie shouted. “Damn near killed him!”