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Memo to: WFB From: JWS

Writing about your latest transatlantic sail in People [July 28], you mentioned a kind of joke, popular on board and hailing from London, that consists of providing a witty answer to an innocent-sounding question. Your example was, “What’s the name of the oldest living kamikaze pilot?” To which the answer is “Chicken Sukyaki.” Lest you lose your rep for being au centre, I thought you should be apprised that that particular joke circulated in New York some ten years ago, as part of a craze for jokes consisting of an innocent-sounding answer, to which one is supposed to pro vide an appropriate and witty question. My two favorites in this genre were these:

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Memo to: WFB From: JWS

Writing about your latest transatlantic sail in People [July 28], you mentioned a kind of joke, popular on board and hailing from London, that consists of providing a witty answer to an innocent-sounding question. Your example was, “What’s the name of the oldest living kamikaze pilot?” To which the answer is “Chicken Sukyaki.” Lest you lose your rep for being au centre, I thought you should be apprised that that particular joke circulated in New York some ten years ago, as part of a craze for jokes consisting of an innocent-sounding answer, to which one is supposed to pro vide an appropriate and witty question. My two favorites in this genre were these: