AIR HEAD

Why can’t ghosts have babies? Because they have a halloweenie.

What’s so funny about this? This joke has some issues. OK, first, of all, it’s either 5 months late or 7 months early, since Halloween is at the end of October. But my philosophy is tell ‘em when you get ‘em and if I were to try to save this joke for 7 months, I’d never find it when Halloween actually does roll around next Fall. The second issue with this joke is that some people, not including me, might consider it dirty. That’s because ANYTHING to do with sex and reproduction could be labeled such. However, I believe that in the context of the joke and the cartoon, it’s at most, only slightly off color, so I’m going ahead with it. You are all mature enough to know where babies come from and how they are made, so we’ll dispense with that part. The joke asks why ghosts can’t have babies. The answer kind of assumes that all ghosts are males because it refers to their “weenies”. A “weenie” is a child’s slang for penis. Maybe