They’re excitedly deciding how to spend it.
The first boy says “we should buy a couple of comic books!” but his friends say once they’ve read them, there’s no sense in keeping them so it would be a waste.
The second boy says “let’s buy a bunch of candy!” but his friends say that’s too much in 1 go and they’ll have upset stomachs.
The third one says “let’s buy a tampon! According to the commercials with it you can go camping, horse back riding, biking…”
Joke Poo: The Garden Guru’s Dilemma
Three old gardening club members find a rare, perfectly formed rose bloom.
They’re excitedly debating what to do with it.
The first member says, “We should enter it in the county fair! We’d surely win a prize!” But his friends say, once the fair is over, the rose will wilt and it’ll be a waste.
The second member says, “Let’s dry it and preserve it forever! We can display it in the clubhouse!” But his friends say that the color will fade and eventually it will turn to dust and be boring.
The third one says, “Let’s grind it up and sprinkle it on my tomato plants! According to the gardening forums, with that, they can withstand blight, attract pollinators, and yield super-sized fruit!”
Alright, let’s break down this joke and then see what kind of comedic enrichment we can create.
Joke Dissection:
- Setup: Three boys finding a $20 bill creates a scenario of shared excitement and decision-making.
- Element 1: Comic Books: Boy 1 suggests comic books. Rejection stems from perceived lack of lasting value.
- Element 2: Candy: Boy 2 suggests candy. Rejection stems from potential physical discomfort (upset stomach).
- Element 3: Tampons: Boy 3 suggests tampons, demonstrating a misunderstanding of their purpose, based on commercial portrayals.
- Punchline: The humor derives from the boy’s literal interpretation of tampon commercials, highlighting a naive and absurd connection between feminine hygiene products and adventurous activities. The incongruity is what makes it funny.
- Underlying Theme: Misinterpretation of advertising/media portrayal.
Comedic Enrichment:
Let’s focus on the tampon/advertising aspect.
New Joke:
Why did the tampon company start advertising exclusively to boys? Because their marketing team realized they were the only ones taking the “extreme sports” claims seriously.
Witty Observation:
Tampon commercials are basically the action movie trailers of the feminine hygiene world. They promise explosions of freedom and adrenaline, just… slightly different kinds of explosions.
Amusing ‘Did You Know’ – “Tampon Trivia”
Did you know the first tampon was invented in 1929, and not by a daredevil who needed to go white-water rafting during their period? It was actually patented by Dr. Earle Haas! He was inspired by how women used cotton and gauze as a makeshift, internal absorption method of menstrual flow. He called them Tampax, which he then sold to a women named Gertrude Tenderich.
Further Comedic Enrichment:
The absurdity of the tampon-adventure connection could also be played upon in visual humor. Imagine a series of increasingly ridiculous scenarios of boys using tampons for purposes completely unrelated to their actual function: as earplugs at a monster truck rally, as emergency fishing bobbers, or perhaps even stuffing one into a punctured bicycle tire!
The original joke is funny because it highlights the ridiculousness of advertising when taken literally. The new jokes and observations build on this by exaggerating the absurdity and making fun of the disparity between the advertised benefits and the actual purpose of the product.
Hope you find these ideas amusing!