美国流行笑话：Eat nails for lunch 吃铁钉当午饭

214　Eat nails for lunch 吃铁钉当午饭

I have a reputation at work for being a strict boss. One day I was in the break room with my co-worker. I reached into the refrigerator for my lunch, which was packed in an Ace Hardware paper bag. My co-worker stopped mid-bite and stared at me, looking a little tense. When I pulled my sandwich out of the bag, he sighed in relief. “What's the matter?” I asked him. “Uh, nothing,” he replied, “I was beginning to think you really do eat nails for lunch.”
我在工作中是出了名的严格的上司。有一天我和一位同事一起在休息室里。我从冰箱里拿出我的用爱斯五金公司纸袋装的午饭。我的同事停止了咀嚼，紧张地盯着我看。当我从纸袋里拿出三明治的时候他松了一口气。我问他：“怎么啦？”他回答说：“啊，没事。我刚开始真以为你是吃铁钉当午饭。”