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Chris Gardner
What is the "Knock-Knock" joke?
"Knock-knock", "who's there?", "blablabla....." some kinds of jokes like this have been showed in several American movies, like "The Persuit Of Happiness" and " The Big Bang Theory". What does it exactly mean?
Dec 28, 2011 1:13 PM
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Basically, it's a set-up for a pun. Here's a classic:
Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Doris.
Doris Who?
Doris locked (=the door is locked), that's why I'm knocking!
*groan*
December 28, 2011
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Knock Knock
Who's there?
Aardvark!
Aardvark who?
Aardvark [ I'd walk] a hundred miles for one of your smiles!
December 30, 2011
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