Explain this joke: "The rabbit got better"

FTM, there was an Erma Bombeck-a-like book titled I Should Have Seen It Coming When the Rabbit Died.

Relax, dude… I’m Jewish and Israeli, and I have people here at work looking at me all funny-like, 'cos I’m cracking up… :smiley:

Larry had been going to marry a rabbit that had a personality disorder however after a course of therapy the rabbit realised that Larry was not the man of her dreams and pulled out of the wedding.

You don’t like reading a series of thread posts before you answer, do you? :smiley:

That’s odd. I’m 62, and I can’t imagine anyone her age not getting the joke. “The rabbit died” was a very common euphemism for ascertaining one’s pregnancy.

Snopes? You send 'em to Snopes? Hmpfh, just Hmpfh: Straight Dope Classic: In old-time pregnancy tests, did the rabbit really die?

Thanks Dio! I figured BG’s comment was a reference I was not getting. Glad I didn’t storm off to the Pit. I didn’t buy Jim’s explanation but yours fits.

[/hijack] sorry

See Post #27

I just asked - my brother got it too. Maybe you’re both weird :smiley:

Heh, thread cleared up a series of pop-culture references that has mildly bugged me for years.

The pregnancy test thing, not the Nazi test thing. :stuck_out_tongue: