Ended With A Single Punchline

(My boyfriend, at the very beginning of our relationship, used to tell a lot of sexist jokes. It was entirely harmless, of course, because as a generally stoic and emotionless person, he was just trying to get a reaction out of me. One day, quite by accident, I finally figured out a way to get him to stop.)

Boyfriend: “Hey, why don’t women ever use umbrellas?”

Me: “I don’t know. Why?”

Boyfriend: “Because it never rains in the kitchen!”

(I give an exasperated sigh, which encourages him to start telling another one.)

Boyfriend: “What do you call—”

Me: “I’ve got one.”

Boyfriend: “Really?”

Me: “Yeah. What do you call a guy who tells a lot of sexist jokes?”

Boyfriend: *laughs* “I don’t know, what?”

Me: “Single.”