The Missionary's Pun

A missionary was caught by cannibals. He was tied up and thrown into a big pot. The cannibals were chopping up vegetables and throwing them into the pot with the missionary. When they lit the fire under the pot, the missionary said, "You can't stew me. I'm a friar."

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The humor comes from a pun on the words "stew" and "friar." The missionary, about to be cooked, uses the fact that he's a friar to make a play on words. Since 'stew' is a cooking method and 'friar' sounds like it, the missionary makes it sound like he can't be cooked because he is a friar, which makes no sense but is funny.

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I don't get it, can someone please explain?

I don't get it either. It's just pure rashness