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A lot of the humor I like is about hearing something unexpected and laughing in surprise A man was golfing with his friend on a fine Sunday morning A hea

A lot of the humor I like is about hearing something unexpected and laughing in surprise A man was golfing with his friend on a fine Sunday morning A hearse with a funeral procession of cars passed by The first man stood at attention with his hat over his heart The second man said "Did you know them?" The first replied, "Know them? She was my wife!" In a real world case, I shared a cab with a stranger. We didn't speak a word. I was let out first. As I got out he smiled and said "Keep in touch!" It was such an unexpected thing for him to say that I burst out laughing.

RealityVoid 4y ago
Can't blame you, that line was hilarious. That being said, not all people react the same to the same kind of humor.
- labrador 4y ago
  Right. Then there's dark humor, which I sometimes like. Picture of Stalin.jpg Top line: Dark humor is like food Bottom line: Not everyone gets it
  - eyelidlessness 4y ago
    Nowhere near so evocative of historical crimes against humanity, but in the vein of dark humor I’ve deeply appreciated. From Angel: > 2 men walk into a bar. The first man orders a scotch and soda. The second man remembers something he'd forgotten, and it doubles him over with pain. He falls to the floor shaking.... and then through the floor and into the Earth. He looks back up at the first man, but he doesn't call out to him. They're not that close.
  - BurningFrog 4y ago
    Life is like a box of chocolates. It doesn't last long for fat people.
theturtletalks 4y ago
This is called misdirection and you see it used in stand-up often
jodrellblank 4y ago
Then you might like some of these one-liners which are structured with a twist unexpected ending: "The other night I saw a couple weaving all over the street, I said 'Honestly; get a loom'". "Chair of the Dyslexic Society was recently given an OBE[1], he said "What's the point, I can't play the bloody thing'". "Friend of mine had a penis extension. Now his house looks really stupid." "The hardest part about making skimmed milk must be throwing the cows across the lake". - Gary Delaney, 31 minute of best one-liners, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hcOgFHd7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hcOgFHd7o (some nsfw) [1] Order of the British Empire award from the monarch.
- netsharc 4y ago
  Man, comedians who just blurt out a collection of one-liners exhaust me really quickly, maybe after 3 of them I'd find them tedious... There was another guy on Mock the Week who only does one-liners, I can't stand him.
  - detaro 4y ago
    Milton Jones?
  - eyelidlessness 4y ago
    I’d agree and I normally find the style of comedy boring… but then there was Mitch Hedberg. I don’t think most of his jokes were particularly great (though a few are very memorable!), but the way he queued and layered them was brilliant and often undermined the whole format he was using which made him laugh, which broke the fourth wall, which… well, it wasn’t a cheese grater but it ruined a sponge quite well.
    - dizhn 4y ago
      Bunch of his jokes has the audience laugh, then pause, then laugh even louder due to the layers within one joke. He was really great. (Though there are some live recordings where he bombs really bad with the same jokes. Drugs i suppose.)
  - 4y ago
js2 4y ago
I've got a family friend, she's my parents' age (so, in her 70s), and she posts these sorts of jokes _endlessly_. I'll share her most recent three. A couple is married 40 yrs when the wife suddenly dies - After the funeral, the pallbearers are carrying the casket out when they accidentally bump into a wall, jarring the casket. They hear a faint moan, open the casket, and are shocked to find the wife is actually alive... She lives for ten more years and then dies again. A funeral is held and once again the pallbearers are carrying out the casket. As they are walking down the hallway, the husband points and yells to the pallbearers "Watch out for that wall!" --- Boy to dad: how was I born? Dad: well your mom and I got together in a chat room on Yahoo, then I set up an email date and we met at a cyber-cafe. We sneaked into a secluded room googled each other and your mom agreed to a download from my hard drive. When I was ready to upload we discovered neither one of us used a firewall… It was too late to hit the delete button and 9 months later a pop-up appeared that said, “You’ve got Male" --- A father buys a lie detector robot that slaps people when they lie. He decides to test it out at dinner one night. The father asks his son what he did that afternoon. The son says, "I did some schoolwork." The robot slaps the son. The son says, "Ok, Ok. I was at a friend's house watching movies." Dad asks, "What movie did you watch?" Son says, "Toy Story." The robot slaps the son. Son says, "Ok, Ok, we were watching porn." Dad says, "What? At your age I didn't even know what porn was." The robot slaps the father. Mom laughs and says, "Well, he certainly is your son." The robot slaps the mother. Robot for sale. --- Alright one more: I am now proud to announce that I am selling adult toys. I hope no one is embarrassed to ask for them. I have all kinds, sizes and styles according to your needs. Discretion is guaranteed!! I am more then willing and able to demonstrate any items listed for you. Ask for yours anytime. I have everything listed below if needed: Walkers, wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, canes, disposable diapers etc etc. --- p.s. you'd probably love Steven Wright. https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/181771.Steven_Wright https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/181771.Steven_Wright But they are best heard in his deadpan delivery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB8ZDrNb3B0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB8ZDrNb3B0

RealityVoid 4y ago

Can't blame you, that line was hilarious. That being said, not all people react the same to the same kind of humor.

labrador 4y ago
Right. Then there's dark humor, which I sometimes like. Picture of Stalin.jpg Top line: Dark humor is like food Bottom line: Not everyone gets it
- eyelidlessness 4y ago
  Nowhere near so evocative of historical crimes against humanity, but in the vein of dark humor I’ve deeply appreciated. From Angel: > 2 men walk into a bar. The first man orders a scotch and soda. The second man remembers something he'd forgotten, and it doubles him over with pain. He falls to the floor shaking.... and then through the floor and into the Earth. He looks back up at the first man, but he doesn't call out to him. They're not that close.
- BurningFrog 4y ago
  Life is like a box of chocolates. It doesn't last long for fat people.

theturtletalks 4y ago

This is called misdirection and you see it used in stand-up often

jodrellblank 4y ago

Then you might like some of these one-liners which are structured with a twist unexpected ending: "The other night I saw a couple weaving all over the street, I said 'Honestly; get a loom'". "Chair of the Dyslexic Society was recently given an OBE[1], he said "What's the point, I can't play the bloody thing'". "Friend of mine had a penis extension. Now his house looks really stupid." "The hardest part about making skimmed milk must be throwing the cows across the lake". - Gary Delaney, 31 minute of best one-liners, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hcOgFHd7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hcOgFHd7o (some nsfw) [1] Order of the British Empire award from the monarch.

netsharc 4y ago
Man, comedians who just blurt out a collection of one-liners exhaust me really quickly, maybe after 3 of them I'd find them tedious... There was another guy on Mock the Week who only does one-liners, I can't stand him.
- detaro 4y ago
  Milton Jones?
- eyelidlessness 4y ago
  I’d agree and I normally find the style of comedy boring… but then there was Mitch Hedberg. I don’t think most of his jokes were particularly great (though a few are very memorable!), but the way he queued and layered them was brilliant and often undermined the whole format he was using which made him laugh, which broke the fourth wall, which… well, it wasn’t a cheese grater but it ruined a sponge quite well.
  - dizhn 4y ago
    Bunch of his jokes has the audience laugh, then pause, then laugh even louder due to the layers within one joke. He was really great. (Though there are some live recordings where he bombs really bad with the same jokes. Drugs i suppose.)
- 4y ago

js2 4y ago

I've got a family friend, she's my parents' age (so, in her 70s), and she posts these sorts of jokes _endlessly_. I'll share her most recent three. A couple is married 40 yrs when the wife suddenly dies - After the funeral, the pallbearers are carrying the casket out when they accidentally bump into a wall, jarring the casket. They hear a faint moan, open the casket, and are shocked to find the wife is actually alive... She lives for ten more years and then dies again. A funeral is held and once again the pallbearers are carrying out the casket. As they are walking down the hallway, the husband points and yells to the pallbearers "Watch out for that wall!" --- Boy to dad: how was I born? Dad: well your mom and I got together in a chat room on Yahoo, then I set up an email date and we met at a cyber-cafe. We sneaked into a secluded room googled each other and your mom agreed to a download from my hard drive. When I was ready to upload we discovered neither one of us used a firewall… It was too late to hit the delete button and 9 months later a pop-up appeared that said, “You’ve got Male" --- A father buys a lie detector robot that slaps people when they lie. He decides to test it out at dinner one night. The father asks his son what he did that afternoon. The son says, "I did some schoolwork." The robot slaps the son. The son says, "Ok, Ok. I was at a friend's house watching movies." Dad asks, "What movie did you watch?" Son says, "Toy Story." The robot slaps the son. Son says, "Ok, Ok, we were watching porn." Dad says, "What? At your age I didn't even know what porn was." The robot slaps the father. Mom laughs and says, "Well, he certainly is your son." The robot slaps the mother. Robot for sale. --- Alright one more: I am now proud to announce that I am selling adult toys. I hope no one is embarrassed to ask for them. I have all kinds, sizes and styles according to your needs. Discretion is guaranteed!! I am more then willing and able to demonstrate any items listed for you. Ask for yours anytime. I have everything listed below if needed: Walkers, wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, canes, disposable diapers etc etc. --- p.s. you'd probably love Steven Wright. https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/181771.Steven_Wright https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/181771.Steven_Wright But they are best heard in his deadpan delivery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB8ZDrNb3B0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB8ZDrNb3B0