Posted on 08/11/2025 1:29:36 PM PDT by Leaning Right
This is supposedly the last joke that Ronald Reagan told in public. It was at an event in 1994. He was quite a remarkable man.
The joke is in post #1.
Well the saleswoman asked, "Just exactly what type of dress are you looking for?"
"A long, flowing white dress with a veil," she responded with assurance.
Not totally convinced, but afraid to offend the woman, the sales lady said, "You know, dresses of that nature are usually more appropriate for brides who are being married for the first time -- for those a bit more innocent, if you know what I mean."
Well the lady retorted and put her hand on her hip, "I do know what you mean and I can assure you I'm as innocent as the rest of them, despite all of my marriages. I remain as innocent as any first-time bride. You see my husband was a dear, sweet man. It was a terrible tragedy, actually. All of the excitement of the wedding was simply too much for him and he died as we checked into the hotel on our wedding night."
"I'm sorry to hear that," said the clerk, "but what about the others?"
"Well my second husband and I got into a terrible fight in the limousine on the way to our wedding reception. We haven't spoken since -- and got the marriage quickly annulled."
"What about your third husband?" asked the store clerk.
"Well," the woman replied, "he was a Democrat and every night for four years he just sat on the edge of the bed and told me how good it was going to be."
Fantastic! How I miss President Reagan...
Lol. Not sure if Reagan really said it, but it sounds like him
“What about your third husband?” asked the store clerk.Indeed, as he waited for her to fall asleep from boredom so he could sneak out of the house to be with his male lover.
“Well,” the woman replied, "he was a Democrat, and every night for four years, he just sat on the edge of the bed and told me how good it was going to be” …
watch the link video
Reagan's storytelling was legendary. YouTube has a lot of clips and collections of him telling jokes and stories during speeches. There's at least one where he stops his speech and says, "Now that reminds me of a story..." and the audience cheers!
lol. oh my goodness! that was so funny when you hear him tell it, in person. Lord i miss that man.
That’s one I don’t recall ever seeing.
I love it!
I liked his reply when asked if he ever did anything wrong or stupid and he said well, yes. You see, I used to be a Democrat.
I didn’t think there was any Reagan joke I haven’t heard, but there it is.
You got to love that man!
Our greatest President! IMHO...
Tax cuts...Rebuilt the Navy...Destroyed the Soviet Union...Greatest Inauguration events ever...
If only he hadn’t fallen for the Democrats’ lie about illegal migration...
The best. He enjoyed telling them as much as we enjoyed listening to them. One of a kind!
Reagan was surprisingly naive about that. He actually believed the Democrats would hold up their part of the bargain.
By the way, you’re right about the Gipper’s many accomplishments. Because of him, the Soviet Union fell and eastern Europe became free. The Hungarians understand this. Here’s a statue of Reagan in Budapest. Note the flowers at the feet.
Reagan wrote a lot of his own stuff. He was one of the first people who wore contact lenses in the US. When he was giving a speech he would use index cards that had the speech highlights on them. Reagan would pop out one contact lens and look at the crowd with one eye while reading the card with the other.
See the book “Reagan In His Own Hand” for more.
“Reagan would pop out one contact lens and look at the crowd with one eye while reading the card with the other.”
I’ve known people who’ve done a similar thing, i.e., have ones contact for far vision, and one for reading. I tried that, but couldn’t get my brain to cooperate.
When my aunt had cataract surgery, she had one IOL for far and one for reading.
I have this naturally after the age of 55 or so. It is called monovision. One eye has always been near sighted. Age gave me the far sighted part. I love it. No glasses or contacts needed.
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