Mother-in-law matters

As much as I love writing the blog posts, I have suddenly realised that they are very serious. Neither I nor Aai-Papa have been people with long faces. Both of them loved a laugh, moreover. So today let us do with a few mother-in-law jokes to lift up the spirit, so to say. 

In the English context, the mother-in-law jokes are always about the suffering son-in-law. So a few of the less quoted mocks at the relationship for a day's amusement, though without malice against any woman.

One such `son' had a great explanation for the bad climate and the tornadoes issuing from the west coast. "My mother-in-law is vacationing there for the last few days," said the `concerned'  'hombre' with a deadpan face.

 Now look at this exchange. Paul tells David, "My mother-in-law is an angel." "Lucky you, " sighs David, "Mine is still alive."

The next one is real mischievous. "What is the punishment for bigamy?" Pat comes the answer, "Worse than the electric chair. Two mothers-in-law." 

Still more rougish is the next one. An irritated son-in-law threw his mom-in-law in the lions' den. The case against him by the "Cruelty against Animals" groups is never-ending, it seems.

Let us end with this real gem of a quirky crack. At the funeral office, the son-in-law was asked, "What shall we order for your mother-in-law? Cremation or burial ?" Replied he rather dutifully, "Why take chances? Order both."

pratima @ At times laughter takes away the tension