Did you get it right?
A nun walked into a liquor store and asked for the strongest whiskey on the shelf. The clerk thought he had heard wrong.
The Answer
The correct answer is: The joke is that the nun had been using the liquor store visit to cover up an even funnier church raffle misunderstanding..
Here is why
- The clerk tried to be polite, but he could not stop staring at the nun and the bottle of whiskey.
- She calmly explained that the bottle was for the church raffle, not for her.
- As she turned to leave, the clerk noticed a stack of raffle tickets sticking out of her handbag. The top one read: First prize, dinner with Father Patrick. Second prize, two dinners with Father Patrick.
- The clerk asked about it, and the nun sighed, ‘That is why I need the strongest bottle you have. Whoever wins second prize will need courage.’
Why people miss it
The setup makes you expect the joke to be about the whiskey. The turn is that the real punchline is hidden in the raffle prize.
What answer did you get before checking?
