| Two
men, members {of
a religious order}, wanted[CNE]
to smoke while walking {in
the garden}. They agreed[CNE]
that
each would
ask his superior
(IO[Note #1])
{for permission}.
The
first one returned
to find the second one
smoking
and complained
indignantly:
"I was refused!"
"What
(DO) did you
ask?" inquired[CNE]
the second one.
"I asked[CNE]
if I could
smoke while meditating."
"Oh," said[CNE]
the other, blowing
his smoke reflectively,
"I asked[CNE]
if I could
meditate while smoking!"
Baude's Handbook of Humor for All Occasions.
Compiled by Jacob M. Braude.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1958. p. 166
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