A white paper aeroplane rests on a small teal suitcase against apricot orange.

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Henny Youngman

I take my wife everywhere I go. She always finds her way back.

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Our interpretation.

Henny Youngman claims he takes his wife everywhere, which sounds devoted. Then comes the twist: she always finds her way back, as if she keeps getting lost or left behind. It's a classic sly one-liner, with the joke resting on that implied wandering.

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