The New York Times has a pretty good obituary up for Sid Raymond — the fine character actor who, among his many credits, provided the voices for Katnip the Cat and Baby Huey.
Well, it's a pretty good obituary except for the last part where the reporter attempts to quote one of Sid's favorite jokes…
One of his last jokes involved a son sending a prostitute over to his widowed father, in his 90s, still a self-proclaimed ladies' man. She tells him she is his birthday present and will give him whatever he'd like. "I'll take the soup," he says.
Doesn't make any sense. But it might if the obit writer had gotten the set-up right. The prostitute says to the old man, "I'm here to offer you super sex!" And then the old guy replies…