Jokes_vocabulary

The joke-vocabulary

Let's dive into the world of jokes and dissecate its styles and ​meanings.

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1) Let's start with the classical type of joke called a "pun". It is a play of words that takes advantage on its sound/meaning similarities. Look at an exemple at the right - >

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The pun

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​2) What is the funniest bone in the human body?

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​The "Humerous".

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3) Notice that "The bone humerous" and the word "humorous" are ​the words that are taking

advantage one of the other in order for the

joke to work.​

Multiple Choice

A pun is a play with

• Words / Meanings / Sounds

• Only words

• Only meanings

loved by some and hated by many, this joke is not verbal in language and involves an unsuspecting person to be led into frustration or uncomfort. It has to be ideally harmless so once the person realizes

​he/she has been used for a joke, humour ensues at that person's expense. If that doesn't happen, we can't call that a joke right?

An example at the left​

The practical joke

Multiple Choice

A practical joke is language-based

• true

• false

Reorder

Reorder the following

• there

• is

• a limit

• for practical

• jokes

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2

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4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Everybody loves practical jokes!

• Yes!

• almost everyone.

• No,you have to know who your audience is and if you are not going to harm that person's feelings.

• Why not?

This type of joke makes funn of simmilarities and differences between people and things or just funny stories.

Look at the exemple on the left.​

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Observation

Joke

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​I was pulled over by a cop earlier today.

“Do you know why I've pulled you over, sir?”

"No officer.”

“Well" he said "this doesn't happen very often, but I've been following you for the last ten miles or so... and your driving is exemplary! Correct road positioning, perfect observation and due regard for other road users.”

“Thanks very much, officer!" I said. "Do you reckon it's worth me getting a license then?"

Multiple Choice

Which is an observation joke?

• To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing.

• What do you call a monkey that loves Doritos? A chipmonk!

• How many actors does it take to change a lightbulb?

  Only one. They don’t like to share the spotlight.

• What’s the similarity between a unicorn and a good politician?

  Neither exist