People sometimes are asked to “clear the table,” but this doesn’t mean to jump clear over it. A joke was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on November 1, 2020:
“My wife asked me if I could clear the kitchen table. I had to get a running start but I made it!”
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/BackwardsMannn November 1, 2020
My wife asked me if I could clear the kitchen table.
I had to get a running start but I made it!
Twitter
Timothy Imholt
@TimothyImholt
My wife asked me if I could clear the kitchen table.
I had to get a running start but I made it.
8:00 PM · Nov 1, 2020·Twitter Web App
Twitter
RuneJokes
@RuneJokes
My wife asked me if I could clear the kitchen table.
I had to get a running start but I made it!
12:50 AM · Nov 2, 2020
Twitter
The Dad Joke Man
@DadJokeMan
My wife asked me if I could clear the kitchen table…
I had to get a running start but I made it!
2:08 AM · Nov 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Jokes UK
@jokesuk
My wife asked me if I could clear the kitchen table…
I had to get a running start but I made it!
2:17 AM · Nov 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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