The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and, as cooks go, she went.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The cook was typical of her profession, which the speaker implies is generally unremarkable or prone to leaving.
- In plain terms
- She was a normal cook, and like many cooks, she left her job.
- What can you take from it?
- Use humor to highlight the mundane or negative aspects of a profession.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What stereotypes do you hold about certain jobs?
- How does language shape our view of professions?
Another view
The joke relies on a potentially unfair generalization about cooks.
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