a man carrying a poodle

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A guy walks into a bar with a poodleCANICHE under his arm.

Perplexed, the bartenderBARMAN asks, “What are you doing with that pigQUE FAIS-TU AVEC CE COCHON?”

The guy responds, “Are you blindES-TU AVEUGLE? Can't you see that it's a poodleCANICHE?”

The bartender says, “I was talking to the poodleCANICHE.”

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BONUS

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Question: Qu’est-ce qu’un canif PEN-KNIFE ?

Réponse: C'est un p’tit LIL' fien.

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Vocabulary

Poodle: a breed of dog, often kept as a pet.

Bartender: the person serving drinks at a bar.

The guy walked in with a poodleCANICHE.

The bartenderBARMAN asked what he was doing.

Grammar

The joke mainly uses past simple and past continuous to narrate events and confusion.

Past simple: A guy walked into a bar.

Past continuous: I was talking to the poodle.

Questions: “What are you doing with that pig?”

Synonyms & Alternatives

Poodle: dog, pet, canine.

Bartender: barman, bar server.

Perplexed: confused, bewildered, puzzled.

Mini Dialogue

Bartender: What are you doing with that pigCOCHON?

Guy: Are you blind? Can't you see it's a poodleCANICHE?

Bartender: I was talking to the poodleCANICHE.

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