selling fish
Ret's ESL Jokes
There was this boy at a street corner selling fish, screaming, “Dam fish! Fresh and low-priced! Get yourself some dam fish!”
A preacher walked up and asked him why he was calling them dam fish.
The kid said, “I caught them at the town dam, so they’re dam fish.”
The preacher bought a few, took them home and told his wife they were having dam fish for dinner.
His wife looked at him in bewilderment, and said, “But preachers aren’t supposed to talk like that.”
The preacher explained why they were dam fish, and she agreed to cook them.
When dinner was ready and everyone was sitting down, the preacher asked his son to pass him the dam fish.
His son replied, “That’s the spirit, Dad. Pass the f*cking potatoes!”
Vocabulary
Dam: a barrier built to hold back water.
Bewilderment: a feeling of confusion or puzzlement.
They walked along the dam at sunset.
She stared at him in bewilderment.
Grammar Focus
The joke mainly uses past simple for narrative events and past continuous for background actions.
Past simple: The preacher bought a few and took them home.
Past continuous: Everyone was sitting down when he spoke.
Synonyms & Alternatives
Preacher: minister, clergyman.
Bewilderment: confusion, puzzlement.
Mini Dialogue
Amelia: I bought the tickets yesterday.
Thomas: While we were waiting, I realised the concert was sold out.
Amelia: He looked at me in bewilderment.
Thomas: Pass me the tickets, please.