now this is funny

[Dave Nelson]

I know there's a thread for jokes, but this one is so funny it needs its own thread:

A man is awakened late one night by a knock on the door. When he answers it, two police men are standing there, one of them carrying a large bucket.
"Sir," says one cop, "I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you, and I'm pleased to tell you that I also have some good news as well. Would you like the good news or the bad news first?"
The guy thinks for a moment, then asks for the bad news first.
"I'm very sorry to tell you that your mother-in-law is dead, the victim of an apparent drowning. We brought her body up from the bay just an hour ago."
"Oh man," says the guy, "thats TERRIBLE. how am I going to tell my wife?
but, wait, you said there was good news too."
"yeah," says the cop, "well when we brought her body up, there was like, ten big crabs clinging to the body, and we thought you might like a couple for yourself." The coroner took a couple, officer Smith here took a couple, in fact every cop there got one or two to take home."
"Oh wow, says the guy, I love crab. That is good news."
"well," says the cop, "it gets even better.
We're bringing her body up again tomorrow."

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[BobV]

Being a former mortician, I can relate to that joke.

Bob V.

[chip anderson]

Actually the origional version had to do with Beaureaux's wife being missing for three days in de bayou swamp.

Chip