Why did my son buy pork liver instead of bamboo poles?

Because my son heard "bamboo pole" as "pork liver", and he misheard the word with a similar sound. Later, he scolded his father, "Where are the ears?", thinking that his father knew that he had bought pig ears and hid them secretly, which made him laugh. The short story about this joke is as follows: Once upon a time, a father asked his son to go to the market to buy bamboo poles. The son misunderstood the bamboo poles as "pork liver".

My son went to the market and bought some pig livers, and then used the extra money to secretly buy two pig ears. When he got home, the son hid the pig ears in his pocket and gave the pig liver to his father. When the father saw that his son heard the wrong words and bought the wrong things, his lungs exploded, so he shouted to his son: "Where are the ears?"

Extended information

Similar Homophone joke

Once upon a time, there was a newly appointed county magistrate who was from Shandong. Because he wanted to make a living, he said to his master: "Go and buy me two bamboo poles."

The master misunderstood the Shandong dialect word "bamboo pole" as "pork liver" and quickly agreed. He hurried to the butcher shop and said to the shopkeeper: "The new county magistrate wants to buy two pig livers. You are the one who understands. You should know it by heart! "

The shopkeeper was a smart man and understood immediately. He immediately cut off two pig livers and gave a pair of pig ears as a gift.

After leaving the butcher shop, the master thought to himself: "The master asked me to buy pork liver, and these pig ears are of course mine." So he wrapped the hunting ears, stuffed them into his pocket, and returned Go to the county government office and report to the magistrate: "Reply to the master, I bought pork liver!"

The magistrate saw that the master bought pork liver, and said angrily: "Where are your ears!" Master Upon hearing this, his face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly replied: "The ears... the ears... are here... in my... my pocket!"