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«¿Cómo se llamó su primera novia?» «Mi madre».
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The exchange is a joke built on the phrase “first girlfriend.” The question assumes a romantic relationship, but the answer names the speaker’s mother instead. This deliberately treats “girlfriend” loosely as the first important female relationship, creating a playful mismatch between the expected answer and the one given.
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