Adam and Eve's Identity

Adam and Eve are wondering whether they are black or white. Eve says, "Why don't you go and ask God?"

So Adam goes into the Garden of Eden and shouts out to God, "Are we black or white?" A big booming voice bellows out, "You are what you are."

He immediately goes back to Eve and tells her that they are white. "How do you know?" asks Eve. "Because he said, 'You are what you are,'" Adam replied. "Why does that mean we are white?" asked Eve. "Because if we were black, He would have said, 'You is what you is.'"

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Explain Bear

Alright, listen up, buttercup. The joke plays on the difference between standard English grammar ('you are') and African American Vernacular English ('you is'). Adam assumes that if they were black, God would use the AAVE form. You probably didn't get it because your brain is smoother than a peeled egg.

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