Luther's crap joke

Luther Blissett · Post by **Luther Blissett** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:38 am

Q
How do you kill a joke?

A

I thought it would be best as a verbal (rather than written) gag, and I still think that, although I told it to my three cleverest friends yesterday, and none of them got it without having it explained to them.

Now you might just say that makes it a bad joke, but I've thought about this, and I stand by my joke. It seems to comply with the "rules" of comedy. A well-known phrase is bent into a word which is new, but which has an apparently self-explanatory etymology, and humour results.

I expect someone will just quote "and humour results" with a shaking-head smiley.

"sigh"

Post by **faceless** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:49 am

If a professional attempted that 'joke' in a public environment I guarantee they'd die on stage...

boom boom.

Luther Blissett · Post by **Luther Blissett** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:52 am

I think if they had the confidence, and they were willing to wait long enough for the audience to get it, then they might just be able to brazen it out.

Paul Merton might have just got away with it back in the Angus days of HIGNFY.

Post by **faceless** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:56 am

but a good joke should be relatively easy to get - otherwise it's bad communication.

Marcella-FL · Post by **Marcella-FL** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:27 pm

I got it right away but I am used to bad jokes from my 9 year old.

Luther Blissett · Post by **Luther Blissett** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:21 am

faceless wrote:but a good joke should be relatively easy to get - otherwise it's bad communication.

Marcella-FL wrote:I got it right away but I am used to bad jokes from my 9 year old.

Yeah, and my friend Greg got it straight away over the phone yesterday. I suppose some people are just a bit slower than others!

AHAHAHAHAHA.

Post by **faceless** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:23 pm

it's a shit joke, let me promise you.

the 'Whizzer and Chips' would have sent it back...

nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:52 pm

That was bad, but I've come up with a worse one. How does a married man kill his mistress?

On-the-side.

Luther Blissett · Post by **Luther Blissett** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:58 pm

nekokate wrote:That was bad, but I've come up with a worse one. How does a married man kill his mistress?

On-the-side.

My subconscious is protesting against that joke in ways that are dimly breaking through to the surface. I love it.

faceless wrote:it's a shit joke, let me promise you.

the 'Whizzer and Chips' would have sent it back...

You make the BEST cultural references faceless!

6ULDV8 · Post by **6ULDV8** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:00 pm

Q:
How does a Gynacologist paint & decorate his hallway?

A:
Through his letter box.

(that was my crap joke of the day)

Marcella-FL · Post by **Marcella-FL** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:45 pm

6ULDV8, I like it!