It is not my father – A joke told by Bob Newhart on a British television interview:
An Englishman is in a New York cab, traveling from the airport to his hotel.
Traffic is slow and so the cab driver turns to his passenger and asks “Do you like riddles?
I beg your pardon.
Riddles, puzzles.
Oh, yes I do.
Okay I have one for you.
This is a guess who this is….right?
Yes.
It is not my father and it is not my mother, sister or brother.
Who is it.
After some thought the Englishman declares that he cannot find an answer.
Gleefully, the driver says it’s MEEEEEE.
Oh, yes I see.
Some weeks later, the Englishman is at a dinner party in London and people are telling stories so he says.
I say, would you care to hear a riddle , puzzle sort of thing,that I was told in New York?
Oh yes, please do, they reply.
It is a guessing riddle. He explains. Who am I describing/ You see?
It is not my father nor my mother nor my sister or my brother .
Who is it?
The people at the table ask him for the answer and he says.
It’s a New York Cab driver.