Thanks for the link*. Never heard the joke; 60’s; Midwest.
*Lot of odd jokes on that site. Wonder where it’s from? There were a number of jokes that relied on an “old saying” that I’d never heard. Like:
I’m 65 and I heard a variation of that when I was in 6th grade.
This.
Put me down as same as Posts:
5, 9, 23, 24. 27, and 38
I think al those numbers are correct, If not enough that you get the meaning
Took one for the team, as it were.
Interesting, because when I googled “smart pills joke”, I got this one as the first hit. Very different joke.
I don’t remember if I’ve heard them before, so I won’t vote.
Never heard it. Also from Philly, but left in 1962. I’ll be 79 in a couple weeks.
Yeah, would’ve been helpful if the OP had shared the specific joke he was thinking of.
No. Early 60s, born and raised in the Midwest but in New England for the last 18 years.
NM.
Yes.
I’m 68 and would have heard it first in the mid to late 50s in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Never heard. 66, raised in OH and IN, spent 30 yrs in SF, now in central CA (and stopped looking for jokes 20-30 years ago)
Ditto, ditto, and ditto.:eek:
Heard it from my dad when I was a kid or teen, and several times since.