young man at the pharmacy
Ret's ESL Jokes
A young man goes into a chemist’s to buy condoms.
The chemist tells him that the condoms come in packs of 3, 9, or 12, and asks which one the young man would like.
“Well,” he says, “I’ve been seeing this girl for a while and she’s really hot. I want the condoms because I think tonight’s the night. We’re having dinner with her parents, and then we’re going out.
And I have a feeling I’m going to get lucky after that.”
The chemist smiles wryly.
The young man continues, “Once she’s had me, she’ll want me all the time, so you’d better give me the pack of 12.” He makes his purchase and leaves.
Later that evening, he sits down to dinner with his girlfriend and her parents. He asks if he might give the blessing, and they agree.
He begins the prayer, but then continues praying for several minutes.
The girl leans over to him and says, “You never told me that you were so religious.”
The boy leans over to her and whispers, “You never told me your father was a chemist.”
Vocabulary
Wryly: in a slightly ironic or amused way.
Blessing: a short prayer said before a meal.The shopkeeper smiled wryly.
Grandfather asked to say the blessing before dinner.
Grammar Focus
The joke mixes narrative past with future intention in dialogue.
Past simple (story narration): The young man went to the chemist and bought condoms.
Going to (future intention): I’m going to get lucky tonight.
Synonyms & Alternatives
Wryly: ironically.
Blessing: grace (before a meal).
Mini Dialogue
Oliver: The waiter smiled wryly when I ordered three desserts.
Thomas: Perhaps he thought you were joking.
Oliver: Before eating, my grandmother insisted on saying the blessing.
Thomas: That sounds like a very proper dinner.