Bob was in love with Nancy, the beautiful young woman across the street. Unfortunately, Bob had a speech impediment and she wouldn’t marry him because he talked funny. One day he read about a school on the other side of the country that might be able to help him overcome his handicap. So he enrolled for four months.
When Bob returned, his buddy Jimmy picked him up at the airport and asked, “So? Was it worth it? Were they able to help you?” Bob replied, “Well, sort of. But now I must talk very slow and be very careful to articulate words properly.” Jimmy smiled and said, “Don’t worry! Nancy loves you. I’m sure she’ll marry you.”
Later that night, Jimmy dropped Bob off at Nancy’s house. About two hours later, Bob rang Jimmy’s doorbell. Jimmy asked, “What are you doing here? Does that mean she’s not going to marry you after all?” Bob answered, “No, I don’t think so.”
“Why? What happened?” Jimmy asked. Bob explained, “Well, everything went well at first. We were sitting on the couch talking and I saw the cat playing with the balls on the Christmas tree, so I tried to be witty and said, ‘Look, honey, after we’re married, you can do that to me!’ But by the time I said it and she looked, the cat was licking his butt!”