Hither, Thither, and Yawn
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Domestic scene: Phone rings; hubby answers it. Wife: "Who was it, dear?" Husband: it must have been some sailor with the wrong number--he wanted to know if the coast was clear."
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Analysis:
This is one rare joke that gives women agency in their sexuality. It implies that the wife is cheating on her husband with another man. In an interesting editorial decision, it doesn't specify the husband's status as military or non-military, but it does specify that the man calling is a sailor. There's an underlying implication here that the woman is drawn to the military status of the male caller.
Source: Powder Keg, June 6th, 1944, Pg 4
