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Man walks into a shop and says "Three wasps please". Shopkeeper replies "We don't sell wasps". Man says "That's odd because you have a load of them in your front window". --joke I heard the footballer Paul Gascoigne tell many years ago.

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I recently walked into a bakery wanting to buy pastries with icing on top. As they sat in the display case, they were covered with wasps, so I said, “Two wasp food, please”. The girl behind the counter knew immediately what I meant.

How can I not feel sympathetic with a fellow being that's just as inquisitive as I am and likes (among others) the same food that I do?

Not sure I get it..?

In old fashioned small shops it was common to have a display of your merchandise in the front window. This would tend attract/trap wasps in summertime especially if it was a cakeshop or similar. I probably should have said cakeshop! You know you've failed when you need to explain a joke. :)

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