美國流行笑話：What is that for? 那是干什么用的？

198　What is that for? 那是干什么用的？

While on vacation, my wife and I stopped for lunch at a diner. We sat at the counter, right next to the grill. The cook was a young man who was very busy flipping pancakes. Every so often, he would stop and hit the grill with the handle of the spatula. Finally I asked him facetiously, “Does that improve the taste of the pancakes?” “No,” he replied. “That keeps the handle from falling off.”
在度假的時候，我和太太在一家路邊小飯店吃中午飯。我們坐在柜臺邊上，緊挨著燒烤部。那個廚師是個年輕人，正忙著翻薄煎餅。每隔一小會兒，他就停下來，用鍋鏟柄往燒烤爐上敲一敲。最后，我開玩笑地問他：“你這么做能不能改善薄煎餅的味道？”他回答說：“不能。不過它可以防止鍋鏟柄掉下來。”