English Original
Marcella Vespa called her friend Winona about the disappearance of her husband, who had been missing for several days.
When asked by the police for a description of her husband, she replied, "He's over six feet tall, with beautiful, wavy blond hair. He's got a fetching smile that shows a perfect set of teeth. He wears Brooks Brothers clothes and is muscular, weighing about two hundred pounds."
Winona waited until Marcella had finished her phone call, then asked what it was all about. "Your husband is over five feet and his hair is gray and almost gone. He grins like a polar bear and he's bought every darned tooth in his head. Marcella, that was an untrue description of your husband."
"Sure it was," Marcella replied, "But who wants that jerk back?"
中文翻译
玛赛拉·维斯帕打电话告诉朋友温纳，她的丈夫已经失踪好几天了。
当警察要求她描述丈夫的外貌时，她回答：“他身高超过六英尺，有一头漂亮的金色卷发。他的笑容迷人，牙齿整齐完美。他穿着布鲁克斯兄弟的衣服，肌肉发达，体重大约两百磅。”
温纳等到玛赛拉打完电话，才问她是怎么回事。“你丈夫身高五英尺多，头发灰白，都快掉光了。他笑起来像北极熊，而且满口牙都是补过的。玛赛拉，你对你丈夫的描述不真实啊。”
“当然不真实，”玛赛拉回答道，“但是谁愿意让那个混蛋回来呢？”