A husband and wife were having a tense evening but went ahead out to dinner with friends. They continued bickering as they stood in line later to get into the theater. The wife finally turned around and said, "Do you know you are close to an idiot". At that, the husband recommended to their friends that they all take three steps back.

Like the one about the city boy lost in the country + asks this rancher for directions + is offended by the rancher's way of speech so he says "You're not far from a fool, are you?" The rancher replies, "Just a bob wire fence between us."