BAD JOKE FROM THE PAST WEDNESDAY

"How are you today?" inquired a doctor of his patient.  "A little better, thank you,"  "Have you taken any dinner today?"  "Yes, a little goose."  "With appetite?"  "No, sir, with sauce."

-- from Riddles and Jokes, Third Series collected by the Editor of "Every Boy's Magazine" (1863)

[Sadly, this was one of the few jokes in the book that were not racist, sexist, offensive, or just plain unfunny in the book.  IMHO, every boy would have been better off with a copy of Playboy under his mattress.  **sigh**)