a rope in a bar

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A ropecorde walked into a bar. The bartenderbarman looked at it and said, “We don’t serve ropeson ne sert pas de cordes ici.” The rope felt offendedoffensé and asked why.

The bartender shook his headsecoua la tête. “Your kindles gens de ton genre have caused trouble before. One of our staffpersonnel was accidentally hangedpendu, and that was the last strawla goutte de trop.”

Feeling hurtblessé moralement, the rope left. Later, angry about the unfairinjuste treatment, he tied himself upse noua and pulled his ends apartécarta ses extrémités until they were messyen désordre and poofyébouriffé.

Back at the bar, the bartender squinted. “Aren’t you a ropetu ne serais pas une corde?” The rope replied, “No — I’m a frayed knot litt. un nœud effiloché · jeu de mots sur « I’m afraid not ».”

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Vocabulary

last straw: final event that causes anger or action

offended: upset or insulted

frayed knot: a rope pun meaning “afraid not”

That comment was the last strawla goutte de trop for him.

Grammar

The joke mainly uses the past simple for narration and direct speech for humour.

Past simple: The rope walked into a bar.

Direct speech: “We don’t serve ropes here.”

Synonyms & Alternatives

offended: insulted, upset

unfair: unjust, unreasonable

Mini Dialogue

Bartender: We don’t serve ropes here.

Rope: Why not?

Bartender: Haven’t you caused enough trouble?

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