Despite her low self-esteem, she had dared to go out to a pub on a Saturday night.
Suddenly, a handsome guy appeared next to her and asked: “Why do you look so sad?”
“Well,” Linda answered honestly, “it's because my chest looks like a newborn baby girl’s.”
“Then I think we should stick together tonight,” he said, “because my package looks like a newborn baby boy’s.”
Later that evening, they went home to his place.
She sat on the edge of the bed while he undressed. When his underwear came off, Linda just sat there, staring in disbelief.
“But… you told me you looked like a newborn baby boy down there?”
“I do,” he said. “Twenty-one inches and eight pounds, six ounces!”
Joke Poo: The Talent Scout
Brenda was well into her fifties, but still completely unknown in the acting world. Despite her lack of success, she dared to go out to a casting call for a major film on a Tuesday afternoon.
Suddenly, a famous director appeared next to her and asked: “Why do you look so dejected?”
“Well,” Brenda answered honestly, “it’s because my acting career is as barren as the Sahara Desert.”
“Then I think we should stick together today,” he said, “because my project is as ambitious as colonizing Mars.”
Later that week, he invited her to his studio for a private audition.
She stood nervously on the stage while he set up the camera. When the camera was rolling, Brenda just stood there, blinking in confusion.
“But… you told me your project was like colonizing Mars?”
“I did,” he said. “Unrealistic, expensive, and ultimately going nowhere!”
Alright, let’s analyze this joke.
Key Elements:
- Premise: A woman with low self-esteem due to her small chest meets a man who claims to have a similarly “small” package.
- Misdirection: The audience assumes the man’s “newborn baby boy” comment is referring to size.
- Punchline: The man reveals his “newborn baby boy” is newborn in terms of weight and length, not size, creating an unexpected and humorous twist.
- Humor Type: Wordplay, surprise, incongruity.
Factoid & Connection:
Did you know that the average length of a newborn baby boy is around 19.5 inches and the average weight is around 7.5 pounds? The man exaggerates slightly, adding to the absurdity.
New Humor Piece (Witty Observation):
“That joke reminds me of the dangers of metric system conversion gone wrong. You ask a guy how big he is, and he tells you he’s ‘a robust 9.5 kilograms and 53 centimeters.’ Suddenly ‘big’ feels very, very different.”
New Joke (Playing off the Original):
Linda, emboldened by her pub experience, decides to be upfront on her next date. “Listen,” she says, “before we go any further, I should mention I’m basically a Ken doll from the chest up.”
The guy smiles. “Perfect! I’m the deluxe Ken doll with the…realistic accessories. You know, the ones that require batteries… and a small instructional manual.”
Later, back at his place, Linda hesitantly pulls off his pants. She sees a normal, if slightly underwhelming, situation. “Wait a minute! I thought you said you had ‘realistic accessories’?”
He shrugs. “Yeah, well, the batteries weren’t included.”
Humor Enrichment:
The original joke relies on a simple bait-and-switch. To enrich it, we can lean into the specifics of baby statistics. The factoid adds a layer of believability and relatability to the exaggeration. The new jokes play on similar themes of deceptive language and unmet expectations, incorporating realistic details to heighten the humor.