Punch Lines - A Memorial Poem by Patti Masterman

That's why scientists use lawyers for experiments instead of rats
Stumpy replied, I was gonna say something when Martha fell out-
But ten dollars is ten dollars
Don't listen to him- he isn't even your father
But when I woke up in the morning
I was on that guy's mustache again
If she isn't good enough for her own family-
She sure as hell isn't good enough for you.
The parrot said, ''I give up,
What'd you do with the ship? ''
NASA responded with a one-line memo: 'Thaw the chicken.'
I don't have to outrun the bear, I only have to outrun you!
When I'm driving around, my zip code keeps changing.
The cop asked, 'What's he like? ' The little boy replied,
'Beer and women with big tits.'
Frustrated the man said, 'Put the cat on the phone,
I'm lost and I need directions.'
The stoner looks at him for a second, smiles
And says, 'You're an ambulance! '
That felt good, but my hand still hurts like crazy!
You idiot! Now we have to piss in the boat!
“But I'm not pregnant, ” she says.
“Well, you're not out of the ditch yet, ” he says.
The boy started off, 'Hi, my name's Chuck… -' and the farmer shot him.
'Hey, I don't mind you humping my wife,
But can you stop using my ass as a scoreboard! ? ! '
The police are looking for some hardened criminals
'Dear baby Jesus. If you ever want to see your mother again..'
So the crocodile bit his legs off.
And the string says, 'Nope- I'm a frayed knot.'