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STEPHANIE_ZIEBER/GETTY IMAGES Internet headlines from the 19th century: ) “Women near you want to show you their ankles! Click here!” ) “Why your bourgeois boss hates Karl Marx (and you should too)” ) “Arsenic: The miracle chemical in future medicine!” ) “10 signs your corset is slowly killing you (No. 7 is terrifying)” ) “This one simple trick cures milk leg, dropsy and the vapors!” —reddit A fisherman shouted out to a man wading in the water, “Can I rent a boat on this lake?” “Yes,” the wader yelled back. “They’re $10 or $25 an hour.” “Would you recom- mend the $10 boat?” “Absolutely not! I’m standing in one.” —Submitted by Gene Newman My husband got stung on his forehead by a bee. He’s in the ER now, his face swollen and bruised. He almost died! Luckily, I was close enough to hit the bee with my shovel. —the podcast HOW TO KILL AN HOUR After visiting her husband in prison, a woman stopped a correctional officer and laid into him. “You shouldn’t make my husband work so hard,” she said. “He’s exhausted!” The officer laughed. Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Annie. Annie who? Is Annie-body going to feed me or what?! Knock, knock. Who’s there? Feline. Feline who? Feline fine after my fifth nap of the day! “Work? He doesn’t do anything but eat, sleep and sit in his cell!” “That’s strange,” said the woman. “He told me he’s been digging a tunnel for months.” —Submitted by David Miteff Knock, knock. Who’s there? Pasture. Pasture who? Pasture leg and had to rub against it. Knock, knock. Who’s there? Tamara. Tamara who? Tamara I want tuna for dinner. YOU SAID A MEOWFUL! Cats have a knack for knocking things off counters. To honor that adorable—albeit messy—trait, here are knock-knock jokes from The Impawsibly Good Book of Cat Jokes (Chronicle Books), edited by Thomas Nowak. your funny story could be published here! Send your stories to letters@ readersdigest.com.au reader ’ s digest Laughter 60 August/september 2026 | reAdersdigest.com.Au