Bill worked in a pickle factory.
He had been employed there for a number of years when
he came home one day to confess to his wife that he
had a terrible compulsion.
He had an urge to stick his tackle into the pickle slicer.
His wife suggested that he should see a sex therapist to
talk about it, but Bill indicated that he’d be too embarrassed.
He vowed to overcome the compulsion on his own.
One day a few weeks later, Bill came home absolutely ashen.
His wife could see at once that something was seriously wrong.
“What’s wrong, Bill?” she asked.
“Do you remember that I told you how I had this tremendous
urge to put my tackle into the pickle slicer?”
“Oh, Bill, you didn’t.”
“Yes, I did.”
“My God, Bill, what happened?”
“I got fired.”
“No, Bill. I mean, what happened with the pickle slicer?”
“Oh…she got fired too.”