Classic
This was a joke that was played on people a lot back in the day, the old ‘pen15’. We must admit though, it really is not that funny or interesting of a joke, it is more just a waste of time for everyone involved. This poor mother had to play along out of love for her child.
We are sure that after this joke was played out the mother must have seriously considered putting her kid up for adoption. But in the end, she didn’t and they remained a family, a family that tells really bad jokes to each other. We also have not heard anyone use the word ‘imbecile’ in years.