Making a new joke

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  1. DaveC426913 Valued Senior Member

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    OK, many other joke threads are in A&C, so I'll put this here for now.

    This is about the creative process involved in making a new joke.

    I've got a nugget, and I'm seeing how I can word-smith it to make it witty.


    So, my first kick at the can:

    A hungry guy is waiting in the car outside the grocery store for his wife.
    She comes out and gets in the car with bags of groceries, and he hears her muttering "chow-chow-chow-chow."
    He smiles at her and says "That makes me very happy!"
    She hauls off and pounds him one in the arm.
    He says "Ouch! What was that for?"
    She says "Now you know how it feels, you jerk!"
    "What? I'm hungry. You were saying chowchowchowchow!"
    "You nitwit. I banged my arm on the door. I was saying ouchouchouchouch!"
     
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  3. iceaura Valued Senior Member

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    Suggestion: The last line is the guy's, saying ouchouchouchouch. No explanation. Set it up.
     
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  5. DaveC426913 Valued Senior Member

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    OK. Brevity is always better.

    Which of the final few lines would you eliminate though?
    The joke needs to set up the punchline for why she's saying ouch in the first place.

    Maybe describe her rubbing her shoulder as she says chowchowechowchow.
     
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    A hungry guy is waiting in the car outside the grocery store for his wife.
    She comes out and while getting into the car with bags of groceries, she bangs her arm on the door.
    As she rubs her arm, he hears her muttering "chow-chow-chow-chow."
    He smiles at her and says "Mm. I'm hungry! That makes me very happy!"
    She says "You're a jerk!"
    She hauls off and pounds him one in the arm.
    "ouchouchouchouch!"
     
  8. sculptor Valued Senior Member

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    Have you heard the one about the rabbi, the porn star, and the congressman?
     
  9. Michael 345 New year. PRESENT is 72 years oldl Valued Senior Member

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    From the American news channels I watch (in Australia) seems like semi daily news there

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  10. sideshowbob Sorry, wrong number. Valued Senior Member

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    A man and a woman walk into a restaurant. She mutters, "Chowchowchow...."
    He smiles, "Yeah, I'm hungry too."
    She frowns, "You hit me with the door, you idiot. I'm saying 'ouchouchouch'."
     
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  11. Xelasnave.1947 Valued Senior Member

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    Just think of the work to get an act together.

    OK Dave you have one joke..work on the delivery and produce another ten for this weeks show...and star working on some for next week☺

    But you have done well.

    Alex
     
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    A man and a woman walk into a restaurant. She mutters, "chowchowchow...."
    He smiles, "Yeah, I'm hungry too."
    She frowns, "You hit me with the door, you jerk!" and punches him in the shoulder.
    He says "ouchouchouch..."
     
  13. Neddy Bate Valued Senior Member

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    Writing a traditional joke is harder than it seems. It's a good idea to use some ambiguous word-play, as you have done. But that alone is not enough.

    Consider this arbitrary example:

    A ham sandwich walks into a bar.
    The bartender says, "Sorry we don't serve food here."

    The word-play about "serving food" is good, but perhaps not enough to make it really funny. But it helps that the ham sandwich is walking around, like a person! (And being treated as such.)
     
  14. Write4U Valued Senior Member

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    A master of word-play Victor Borge.

     
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  15. Gawdzilla Sama Valued Senior Member

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    Three Irishmen walk out of a bar.
     
  16. DaveC426913 Valued Senior Member

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    Pics or it didn't happen.
     
  17. Write4U Valued Senior Member

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    Two Irishmen walk out of a bar, severely inebriated.

    One looks up and calls his mate, "hey, buddeeee, is that the sun up there?"
    His mate come over, looks up and responds, "naaaaaahhh, that's the moon up there".
    First drunk, "noono... that's the sun up there".
    Second drunk, "you crazeee, that's the moon up there".

    A third guy comes out of the bar, drunker than both.

    The first drunk calls him over; "hey buddeee, my friend and I are having a little disagreement, I say it's the moon up there and he says it's the sun up there, now which is it, huh" ???

    The third guy staggers over, looks up and says, "How the heck should I know, I don't live around here".....

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  18. Write4U Valued Senior Member

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    I travelled from Appolonia......

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    ....... to Appalachia........

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  19. Write4U Valued Senior Member

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    Must post this. It's precious,

     
  20. cluelusshusbund + Public Dilemma + Valued Senior Member

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    Heres an original by me from over 60 years ago:::

    What did the nail say to the hammer.???

    Answr:::

    You drive me crazy.!!!
     
  21. Michael 345 New year. PRESENT is 72 years oldl Valued Senior Member

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    Stop banging me on the head. I'm going in

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  23. Michael 345 New year. PRESENT is 72 years oldl Valued Senior Member

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    You should know what precedes
    "All the time she kept tapping my head and pulling my ears"

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