how to comprehend this knock knock joke?
Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Mabel.
Mabel who?
Mabel isn’t working right either.
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Mabel = my bell, as in doorbell
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I don't think there's a joke at all.
Mabel is pronounced "may-bel"
How could it be funny to say : Maybel isn't working either. ?
1
Chris MFL is right.
Mabel is supposed to be a reference to Ma Bell which was slang for the telephone company in America. Specifically, Ma Bell refers to AT and T. I used and, the site will not allow the ampersand sign to be used.
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