# Explain this 1940's style joke\*

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-1940s-style-joke/535751>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 11, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-1940s-style-joke/535751 "2010-04-11T18:12:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-1940s-style-joke/535751/21 "2010-04-15T22:37:15Z")

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> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#):
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> If he’s able to point the gun higher then it proves that it’s not an actual penis. Just a gun. Nothing to worry about, in that case. :rolleyes:

This is exactly how I interpreted it. It’s funny because he’s more worried about the gay than he is about the gun.

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