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Bull and ox ?

posted 11 years ago by landosalemchainsaw-495-752224
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I assume it's a castration joke, but a ox is not a castrated bull but a reference to any bovine creature from cow to moose where a bull just refers to a male bovine, so what does Frankin's joke mean?

[–] Valentino55 11 years ago

That joke confused me for years and I was glad to discover that I wasn't alone. Your question prompted me to do a little investigating, and I found that an ox is indeed castrated, while a bull is not. So with this knowledge, Franklin's joke makes perfect sense.

[–] srnumber9 11 years ago

When did you notice they were missing, Sir?!

(It's nice to see they showed John Dickinson having a sense of humor and not just being a heavy.)

[–] jgroub 8 years ago

And Franklin laughing along with the joke at his own expense.

I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.