Funny Joke: The Farmer and the Ringmaster

Once upon a time, in a rural area, there was a poor, uneducated farmer.

One time, a circus came to the town. The farmer decided to visit it. After all, having spent all his life in his hometown, he had never seen such a thing. He was so excited and impressed.

During the opening sequence, the ringmaster cried, 'AND NOW, BEFORE OUR SHOW BEGINS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE WANKER!'

The next moment, all the spotlights were pointed at the farmer, who, needless to say, was laughed at and humiliated.

'Where did that come from?' the farmer wondered later. In the end, he deduced that that was probably a prank that the ringmaster plays at the beginning of every performance, selecting a different 'victim' every time, nothing worth giving much thought to.

However, that night, the farmer couldn't get that incident out of his head. He couldn't sleep. He tossed and turned in his bed.

He decided to visit the circus the next day too, you know, just to make sure that what had happened was indeed an innocent joke.

That time too, the ringmaster said, 'AND NOW, BEFORE OUR SHOW BEGINS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE WANKER!' Once more, all the spotlights were pointed at the farmer, who became a laughing stock once again.

'Okay, this can't be a coincidence,' he thought. 'That jerk thinks he's really smart. I have to teach him a lesson. But what can I do? I'm uneducated and illiterate. I don't know how to respond to his insults.'

And so, the farmer determined to get an education, to become a really wise man and show that ringmaster next time.

He went back to school. It took him 12 years, but he managed to finish all grades and graduate. Next, he went to college and got his degree with flying colors. Then he proceeded to get his master.

After that, he traveled all around the world. He studied various fields (arts, history, sciences) in the world's greatest libraries. He met important personalities, such as kings, popes, businessmen, artists, scientists, politicians, even Ariana Grande. He explored spirituality in remote places where hermits lived, he even reached a point where he could levitate and move objects telepathically.

And so, 30-40 years had passed since the day he met that ringmaster. Sure he could now face him, he returned to his village. By some impossible coincidence, the day the farmer returned to his hometown, the circus was back!

The farmer went to attend the performance. This time, he was ready, he knew how to respond. The show was opened by the same ringmaster, who was now old, wrinkled, white haired and leaning on a cane. In a croaky voice, he began his speech, 'Ladies and gentlemen... (cough, cough)... today, I'm so touched to have the pleasure of welcoming to our show, once more after all these years, an old acquaintance. Give a round of applause to the wanker!'

The farmer took a confident expression and responded, 'Takes one to know one!'

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