Quote #13849
My sister was with two men in one night. She could hardly walk after that. Can you imagine? Two dinners!
Sarah Silverman
About This Quote
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Interpretation
This joke hinges on deliberate misdirection. The setup invites the audience to assume “with two men in one night” implies sexual activity and physical exhaustion; the punchline reveals the mundane reality—she simply had “two dinners.” Silverman uses the gap between expectation and reality to satirize how quickly listeners leap to sexualized conclusions, especially about women’s behavior. The line also plays on moral panic and slut-shaming tropes by briefly invoking them, then deflating them with an innocuous explanation. The humor depends on timing and the audience’s awareness of the stereotype being teased.




