At work, a very nice lady was having lunch with her 4 year old son. While waiting for their food, the boy tells the following joke- Mom, why did the dinosaur have wet hair? Mother, patiently playing along: I dont know, honey, why? Son, unable to finish the joke without mad giggling: because he went potty in the water! At the word potty the mom was already shaking her head admonishingly, but it was too late. This was happening. I kept a stoic, professional demeanor throughout this exchange, but I was dying inside. I think this joke was genius for a few reasons. Firstly, dinosaurs dont have hair. The joke is already surreal. And why dinosaurs? This joke is nothing but a platform to work the word potty into the conversation. Secondly, you couldnt measure how much joy this kid took from his own cleverness. He was literally beside himself with hilarity. He had to repeat the punch line three times in between giggles before he realized that it was real. Now Im a reasonably big fan of poop humor, as some may know. As potty jokes go, this one was weak: pottying in the water doesnt seem out of place for a wild animal, and the set up was a non sequitur. But taken as a whole, and partnered with a four year olds delight at having tricked his mom into letting him say potty out loud, it was the funniest thing Ive witnessed all day. So to you, young sir, I say well done. Well done indeed! \o/
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:58:35 +0000
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