What's a Henweigh?

A silly joke that has somehow stood the test of time. Probably because it's appropriate for any age audience 5 - 105, its simplicity, the ease of delivery (anyone can tell the joke well) and it can be infused into most any conversation at any time. Throughout Dennis' childhood, his father would bring out the henweigh line all too often - "I saw a henweigh on Route 2 today", "They're building a school near the henweigh".... "there's a sale on henweighs this week at K-Mart".... "Directions? Take a left at the henweigh".

So in thinking of names for the restaurant, Henweigh Café had a really nice ring to it. If asked, Dennis' will tell you that if his dad was alive today, he'd call him and say - "Dad come on over to the Henweigh for dinner." 

How to successfully deliver the henway (henweigh) joke

You: Start off by telling a story about something crazy that supposedly happened to you that week. When you're to the point in the story where it's time for you to explain how you dealt with the situation, say "So, I decided I had to go to the store for a henway..."

Subject: In most cases, your listener will ask, "What's a henway?"

You: "Oh, about four or five pounds." Tag on a quizzical "Why do you ask?" for bonus laughs.

Get creative and come up with your own version. Once you've henweighed someone, send your successful story to: ihenweighed@henweighcafe.com We will post the best ones and give away a free dinner for the monthly best of the best henweighed.

JUNE WINNER: Doc Blanchard - "For Sale - 1948 Henway"

My wife and I were touring around the Gold Country several years ago and were visiting one of the gold camps where they had re-created a blacksmith shop. Next to the display was a bulletin board with a sign reading "For Sale - 1948 Henway"..

I didn't think much of it, but an older gentlemen standing next to me looked at the sign and said to me "How about that! They have a Henway for sale!"

"Hmmm", I said, "What's a Henway?"

"Oh, four or five pounds", he said...

The twist here is that it was like a game of tag.. Once you bit and got Henwayed, you had to stay next to the bulletin board until you got someone else! Not sure how they got it started in the morning. In fact, I'm not sure the old gent didn't make up that part, just to get me to play, but it was a heck of a lot of fun.. It didn't take too long, either.. next visitor was a young woman, and she took the bait right away... "Wow! A '48 Henway!"...

Doc Blanchard