A mom says to her son: "Hey, can you wave to that deaf kid over there?"
The son: "I don't know, can I?"
The mom: "May you?"
The son: "No, I don't have any arms!"
Waving to a Deaf Kid
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Alright, listen up, buttercup. So, the mom asks her son to wave at a deaf kid, right? The son gets all hung up on whether he *can* wave, like, does he have permission? Mom corrects him to "may," which is the right word for permission. But the punchline? The kid can't wave because he ain't got no arms! It's funny 'cause it's unexpected and kinda dark, like your soul.