A Family Tradition

(Originally In Chinese)

Two madmen were talking in the mental hospital, and one said, "I have decided to give my sister to you in marriage once we are out of here."

The other man said, "No, thank you. It cannot be so."

He asked, "Why?" The man answered, "Because,according to our family tradition only relatives get married. We cannot marry an outsider."

The other man asked, "How come there is such a family custom?" He said, "You see, my grandmother married my grandfather. My mother married my father, my sister married my brother-in-law, and so on. How can I marry your sister?"

家庭传统

有两个疯子在神经病医院里面互相聊天，一个说：「等出院了以后，我决定会把我妹妹嫁给你。」另外一个说：「多谢啦！这个不行哪！」「为什么不行呢？」

「因为我的家庭的传统都是亲戚才能够结婚的，不能跟外人结婚。」「怎么会有这种家族的风俗呢？」

他说：「你看，我的外婆跟我的外公结婚，我妈妈跟我爸爸结婚，我姐姐跟我姐夫结婚，我怎么能够跟你的妹妹结婚？」