Read the punchline out loud. I first heard this in high school, not sure how well it translates to print. Poor Tom. When he was seven, he lost his left eye in a tragic accident. Being from a poor family, the only replacement they could afford was a wooden eye. When he was seventeen, three weeks before the prom, he was still dateless. He decided to work up the courage to ask someone, but he knew he has limits. He set his eye of Amy, a girl in his class, who spoke with a lisp. He walked up to her at lunch, while she was surrounded by her friends, and he managed to stammer out a quiet ""willyougotothepromwithme?"" ""Whath that? I can't hear what you're thaying."" ""Will you go to the prom? With me?"" he answered, a little louder. Amy smiled. She never thought anyone would ask her! ""Go with you? Would I? Would I?"" ""LISP LISP LISP!""