Wrong Choice of Words
"What's the difference between the North American porcupine and the African porcupine," the society matron asked the zookeeper.
"The principal difference is the North American species has a longer prick."
This, as you might assume, distressed the matron who stormed immediately to the zoo manager's office.
The zoo manager said, "Ma'am, I apologize for my staff's unfortunate choice of terms. What the keeper should have said is that the North American species has a longer QUILL. Their pricks are the same size."
