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Tutor de la comunidadI just found a video on someone’s Instagram
I want to know about this joke...
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There are 3 elephants, they are standing on a cliff.
They all fall off a cliff, two fall on the land and one fall in the water, BuBum Shhhh
Can anyone tell me about this joke please?
I don’t understand it...
4 de dic. de 2020 13:45
Respuestas · 13
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Oh Moe!
That one is very "corny."
It's a play on corny jokes. If someone tells a corny joke in English, and it has a really bad/corny ending, friend will say bum, bum, shhhhh to imitate drums and a cymbal. Drums and cymbals are used by media and shows to indicate a "bad joke."
Bum, bum, shhhh!
4 de diciembre de 2020
1
Yeah, Terry is correct; but, you have to be familiar with the sound and cultural reference in the joke to understand the joke. The sound is called a “rimshot.” You can get a sound clip on the net. Historically, it goes back to the days of vaudeville where comedians often delivered a lot of fast jokes and the rimshot punctuated the end of a joke; especially if the joke was “corny” or bad. Still used today.
5 de diciembre de 2020
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Terry May is right. The first two elephants landed on the land and made a "bu-bum" sound, the third one landed in the water making the "shhhh" sound.
4 de diciembre de 2020
1
I am not sure but I guess the sound they made is funny!🤷
4 de diciembre de 2020
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Moe .N
Competencias lingüísticas
Inglés, Japonés, Coreano
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Inglés, Coreano
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