You are probably correct. I think the reason it struck me a little over the top was because she said he tried to milk a horse. Then a pause, and the punchline of it being a male horse. Now, I understand why that is funny (altho to me its such an old joke, I think it's right up there with take my wife, please). It's funny because of a male horses equipment, and yes, you can't get milk out of there. But would it be as funny if a cows udders weren't in the same place as a male horse's reproductive organs? I probably am over analyzing, but I do think that those who see this as having some sexual overtones are not entirely out of line. I get a certain mental picture when I hear that joke. I'm sure we all get the same one.
susie
"I'm sure we all get the same one."
No we don't. Not until the flap here on FR did I get that mental picture. Because the extremists were INSISTING it was a dirty joke.
Last night I read the joke to my teenager and she thought it was funny. Then I asked her what it meant. She GOT THE JOKE. When I told her what SOME people ASSUMED it meant; she couldn't believe it!!
So, no....most people KNOW it's not dirty. Even KIDS!
"but I do think that those who see this as having some sexual overtones are not entirely out of line"
Thirty years ago you would have been labeled a pervert.
What was peverse 30 years ago is normal thought for a lot of people now, or so it seems based on the continued attempts at justifying their sexual innuendo concerns.