# Tell me the one about...

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 12, 2003, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-one-about/218549 "2003-12-12T07:02:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-one-about/218549/1 "2003-12-12T07:02:08Z")

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…the traveling salesman and the farmer’s daughter.

No, seriously. I’ve read umpteen references to this joke, but have never actually heard the joke itself. Could someone please enlighten me?