i didn't get this joke, what does it mean?
Sheila was what Momma called a "real artist." She always brought down her delicate silver-colored scissors, and she never yanked your hair or jabbed your neck by mistake. She also cut Daddy's hair. Even when he was sick, he would joke with Sheila. The treatments made him nearly bald, but Sheila would trim the few thin strands he had left. "It's straight as a stick, Sheila," he'd say. "What about a little body wave?"
"Oh, Wes," she'd say. "If you make me laugh, I'm liable to slice a piece out of your ear." Then she'd laugh until her fat tummy shook. They'd all laugh. Even Mason and Sheila's baby, April, though April and Mason didn't catch on. They just laughed because everyone else did.】

Q1：what does "a little body wave"mean? does it mean "as the hair is straight as stick, he may rock his body?"
Q2: does "Wes" here a name?

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i didn't get this joke, what does it mean?
Sheila was what Momma called a "real artist." She always brought down her delicate silver-colored scissors, and she never yanked your hair or jabbed your neck by mistake. She also cut Daddy's hair. Even when he was sick, he would joke with Sheila. The treatments made him nearly bald, but Sheila would trim the few thin strands he had left. "It's straight as a stick, Sheila," he'd say. "What about a little body wave?"
"Oh, Wes," she'd say. "If you make me laugh, I'm liable to slice a piece out of your ear." Then she'd laugh until her fat tummy shook. They'd all laugh. Even Mason and Sheila's baby, April, though April and Mason didn't catch on. They just laughed because everyone else did.】

Q1：what does "a little body wave"mean? does it mean "as the hair is straight as stick, he may rock his body?" 
Q2: does "Wes" here a name?

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A1: A body wave is a type of perm. Wes is asking Sheila to change his straight hair into wavy or curly hair. This is funny because Wes has almost no hair.

A2: Yes, Wes is a man's name. It's a nickname for Wesley.

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It doesn't sound like a joke to me.
-"Body" and "wave" are terms referring to the quality of someone's hair. Hair with more body is more full. Wavy hair is between straight and curly. Look these terms up on Google Images to better understand them.
-"Wes" is a name.

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I see, thank you

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You were a little too quick to accept the answer, I think.
A 'body wave' is a light perm. So - an old guy with hardly any hair was asking the hairdresser for a perm, which is what was funny.

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