Bugger

DIF (I think)

Apropos of nothing, the reference to the word 'bugger' reminded me (doesn't everything?) of a joke I heard once. STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS . . .

Woman goes into a pet shop, looking for a good companion animal. Hunkered down on high shelf she sees this odd-looking hairball with big warm eyes, an animal totally unfamiliar to her. So she asks the salesclerk what it is.

"Oh, that's called a bugger," he responds. "It's sort of living trash compactor. Watch." He points to a small wooden crate on the floor. "Hey, bugger! 'Bugger' that!"

The bugger leaps down, rushes over to the crate, and within seconds has crunched it down to the size of a box of kitchen matches.

"That's fantastic!" says the woman. "I'll take it -- forget the price." She whips out her credit card and soon the deal is done. On her way out of the shop, the clerk suddenly calls after her.

"Oh, Ma'am, I completely forgot to tell you! The bugger is very affectionate, but it only obeys orders from a man!" The woman pauses for a moment.

"Oh, that's okay. My husband comes home drunk and nasty every night. Tonight he's gonna walk in the door and see this thing. He's gonna say,' What the hell is that?' And I'm gonna say, 'Oh, just a bugger'. Then he's gonna say, 'Bugger my ass!'"

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