When an old woman goes to the grocer.

A elderly woman makes a trip to the greengrocer down the block. A friendly employee sees her browsing the various vegetables and asks, "Excuse me, ma'am, can I help you find something?"

The old woman, without hesitation, replies, "Yes, you can! I'd like to buy a pound of broccoli."

"Oh ma'am, I'm so sorry to tell you, but we're fresh out of broccoli today. How about some green beans?"

Again without hesitation, the woman says, "No, I'd just like to buy a pound of broccoli."

His patience is now being tested. "Well, perhaps you didn't understand the first time. We just don't have any broccoli today. How about some asparagus? We've got it fresh right over there!" he says, pointing.

"No, I really just want a pound of broccoli."

Exasperated, the employee says, "Ma'am, can you spell 'cat,' as in 'catastrophic'?"

"Well of course! C-A-T!"

"And can you spell 'dog,' as in 'dogmatic'?"

A bit confused, the woman says, "Of course...D-O-G."

"Now can you spell 'fuck,' as in 'broccoli'?"

The woman thinks for a moment. "There's no 'fuck' in 'broccoli'!"

"That's what I've been trying to tell you!"