Three men walk into a party. The first man beelines toward a table with a bowl of punch. The second man closely follows. A few people are ahead of them so while they wait the first man turns to the second man and asks: ""Have you ever heard the one about the garden gnome?"" The second man replies ""No, not that I can recall..."" The first man begins ""Well you see, a garden gnome, a snake, and a raven walk into a bar."" The second man interrupts ""Snakes don't walk! They slither."" The first man looks a little upset, but waves away the accusation. ""Fine. The gnome and the raven walk into the bar. The snake slithers. Happy?"" The second man nods and the first man continues ""Well, the bartender asks the gnome what he'd like to drink"" At this moment the first man is interrupted yet again as he has reached the drink table. He pours himself a drink and leaves the second man to fill his cup. The third man, having seen the first man leave with a drink, sidles up to the second man ""Well? What was the rest of the joke?"" ""I can't say"" the second man replies. ""The punchline was too short""