“After dinner, my wife asked me if I could clear the table. I needed a running start, but I made it”

To “clear the table” usually means to take away dinner plates, but a pun was posted on Reddit—Jokes on April 14, 2017:
 
“After dinner my wife asked me if I could clear the table. I needed a running start, but I did it!”
 
       
Reddit—Jokes
After dinner my wife asked me if I could clear the table…
submitted April 14, 2017 by madazzahatter
I needed a running start, but I did it!
 
Twitter
Richard Serkey‏
@aufrichtig40
After dinner, my wife asked me if I could clear the table…
I had to take a running start, but I did it!
(by madazzahatter)
2:31 AM - 14 Apr 2017
   
Twitter
Mr. Drinks On Me‏
@Mr_DrinksOnMe
After dinner my girlfriend asked me if I could clear the table. I needed a running start, but I did it.
5:27 AM - 14 Apr 2017
     
Twitter
JB‏
@JB1971_
After dinner my wife asked me if I could clear the table… I needed a bloody long run up… but i made it.
12:32 PM - 29 Apr 2017
 
Twitter
Jay Foreman‏
@jay4man
After dinner my wife asked me if I could clear the table.
I needed a running start, but I made it.
4:27 AM - 22 Jun 2017
 
Reddit—Cleanjokes
After dinner, my wife asked me if I could clear the table… (self.cleanjokes)
submitted February 17, 2018 by madazzahatter
I needed a running start, but I made it!