In English-speaking culture, a milkman joke is a joke cycle exploiting fear of adultery and mistaken paternity, insinuating that a woman had cheated on her husband with the milkman. This class of jokes has its roots in the early part of the 20th century, prior to the regular availability of milk in supermarkets.
In English-speaking culture, a milkman joke is a joke cycle exploiting fear of adultery and mistaken paternity, insinuating that a woman had cheated on her husband with the milkman. This class of jokes has its roots in the early part of the 20th century, prior to the regular availability of milk in supermarkets.
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