Show Its It's A Gift It was Smedley's first night in jail and he noticed that one of the inmates in his block would call can out outa a number and the rest would howl with glee Then the process was repeated by someone else Smedley asked his what it was all about and got this answer Well weve we've been here hereso so long and heard the same jokes so many times we numbered the stories to save time Now someone calls out a number and we identify identify identify iden iden- it with a certain funny story N Next ext night Smedley tried his hand Twenty six he yelled Utter Utter Utter Ut Ut- ter silence followed two Fifty he yelled Not a chuckle What s the matter Smedley asked his Well said the inmate its like this Some folks can tell tella a I joke and some folks just cant |