Drunks, Idiots and Husbands

Abstract

Joke 49 is about three male construction workers and their wives. The joke ends with a comment by each of the three wives. Insert the comments (a, b, c) next to the correct wife.

• a) It’s so strange because he packs his own lunch.

• b) Funny, he never said anything to me.

• c) If I had known he didn’t want pasta, I would have given him something else.

Glossary for Chapter 3

Aussie

Australian

barber

man who cuts hair

barbershop

place where a man has his hair cut

barely

with difficulty

beam

long piece of thick metal

breathalyzer test

test designed to assess level of alcohol in someone’s body

bust

broken (because the wife has put water on the computer)

cab

taxi

cabbie

taxi driver

cellar

underground room in a house

day off

a free day from work

device

piece of equipment, in this case the breathalyzer

fortune teller

someone who predicts your future

frozen

not working (in the case of software, covered in ice (in the case of a meteorological event)

fumbling

holding with difficulty

funny

strange

haggle

dispute the price and try to get it lower

hang

attach

lads

boys

light bulb

device for providing electric light

lunchbox

container for food

marked

noted with a physical sign

nail

small piece of metal with pointed end driven into wood or walls to enable something to be attached or joined together

profusely

a lot

puzzled

unable to understand

sober

with no traces of alcohol

spot

location

stake out

check, control

stumble out

walk with difficulty probably due to excessive intake of alcohol

sweep you off your feet

make you fall in love

train set

model trains

underground

train system located underground in a town