Busca entre varios profesores de Inglés...
ilikesunnyday
what's funny about this joke?
“So a dog walks into the forest and he sees a whale and says “aren’t you supposed to be in the ocean?” and the whale says “Yes.”
— A joke told by the Russian exchange student that used to go to my school
more than one hundred thousand people shared this quote and I can't understand why
can you explain??
9 de abr. de 2014 11:21
Respuestas · 5
2
This is whats called an meta-joke. The initial part sounds like a joke.. the audience is waiting for the punch line and it never comes - which is why its funny (in an ironic sense). Its sort of like the joke is making fun of similar jokes without actually being a joke itself. Its hard to explain, but I hope you got the gist. A few random jokes in along a similar vein..
Whats worse than finding a worm in your food? Finding two worms in your food...
-
An Irishman walks out of a bar..
-
What's the difference between a Jew and a pizza? A Jew is a person adhering to the Jewish faith and a pizza is an oven-baked, flat, usually circular bread covered with tomato sauce and cheese with optional garnishes.
9 de abril de 2014
1
ROFLMAOMG.
It's called an "anti-joke". The joke begins with a typical set-up, but the punchline is a very serious response. It's the opposite to what we expected, so we laugh.
Another example of an anti-joke:
"Why was six afraid of seven?
It wasn't. Numbers are not sentient and thus incapable of feeling fear."
The punchline we expect is, "because seven ate nine" (ie. Because 7 8 9.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cPs2SzShNc
9 de abril de 2014
¿No has encontrado las respuestas?
¡Escribe tus preguntas y deja que los hablantes nativos te ayuden!
ilikesunnyday
Competencias lingüísticas
Inglés, Francés, Japonés, Coreano
Idioma de aprendizaje
Inglés, Francés
Artículos que podrían gustarte

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
22 votos positivos · 17 Comentarios

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
17 votos positivos · 12 Comentarios

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
14 votos positivos · 6 Comentarios
Más artículos
