jerryc41 wrote:
If it has to be explained, it misses most of the point.
Remember the comedian Myron Cohen? "Take my wife ... please!" That could be followed by an explanation that would ruin it.
For example, if Myron had followed that by saying, "Take my wife" usually implies that I will be talking about my wife. In this case, I meant it literally. She is so awful that I wish someone would take her away." - that would ruin the joke.
Not Myron Cohen. It was Henny Youngman. Myron said (among many others) "We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops."