A failure to communicate?

Question

An old couple is sitting on the porch. The wife asks, "You know what I'd like?" Husband says, "What?" She says, "I'd like a bowl of vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup." He says, "That sounds good, I'll go get some." He gets ready to leave when his wife says, "Write it down. You know at your age your memory isn't what it used to be." He replies, "I can remember ice cream and chocolate syrup." He goes to the store and comes back 20 minutes later with 2 ham sandwiches. His wife says, "You dummy, I told you to write it down... I wanted mustard on mine."

Answer 1

I like this...it's what makes the marriage work. LOL
They both have a problem with short term memory loss. So they both forgot what it was they wanted. I got the impression that the wife would have been unhappy with whatever he brought home. Like if he brought home potatoes and sour cream; she would have said, "You forgot the chives." Just because she didn't remember what she had asked for originally. But then again, neither did he.
Good use of a dangling modifier!!

Answer 2

no its not a failure to communicate.... its all about the last thing she might have asked before ice cream(that the old man remembers)

Answer 3

She did tell him she wanted mustard, it's only that she said syrup instead. LOL. nice one kid.

Answer 4

the wife has the memoryproblem

Answer 5

He only wanted to let her know that she can go get it herself next time.

Answer 6

I get it, but it doesn't make much sense

Answer 7

Good one..

Answer 8

lol, funny thx4sharing

Answer 9

ya i have to say that i liked that one as well....

Answer 10

heheh