Daughter Accidentally Finds Her Mother Having An Affair. Then Her Father Calls.
"Hello?", "Hi honey. This is Daddy. Is Mommy near the phone?"
"No Daddy. She's upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Paul."
After a brief pause, Daddy says, "But honey, you haven't got an Uncle Paul."
"Oh yes I do, and he's upstairs in the room with Mommy, right now."
Brief Pause. "Uh, okay then, this is what I want you to do. Put the phone down on the table, run upstairs and knock on the bedroom door and shout to Mommy that Daddy's car just pulled into the driveway."
"Okay Daddy, just a minute."
A few minutes later the little girl comes back to the phone.
"I did it Daddy."
"And what happened honey?" he asked.
Well, Mommy got all scared, jumped out of bed with no clothes on and ran around screaming. Then she tripped over the rug, hit her head on the dresser and now she isn't moving at all!"
"Oh my God!!! What about your Uncle Paul?"
"He jumped out of the bed with no clothes on, too. He was all scared and he jumped out of the back window and into the swimming pool. But I guess he didn't know that you took out the water last week to clean it. He hit the bottom of the pool and I think he's dead."
Long Pause
Then Daddy says,
"Swimming pool?…. Is this 486-5731?"
Joke Poo: Wrong Galaxy
A young Padawan stumbles upon his Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, in a compromising position with a Gungan. Shortly after, Anakin Skywalker calls on his holo-communicator.
“Hello?”, the Padawan answers nervously.
“Ah, young one! This is Anakin. Is Master Kenobi available?”
“No, Master Anakin. He’s… he’s in the meditation chamber with Jar Jar Binks.”
After a brief silence, Anakin says, “But… Jar Jar Binks is a Gungan. And he’s supposed to be on Naboo!”
“I know, Master, but he’s in the meditation chamber with Master Kenobi right now.”
A longer pause. “Alright, listen carefully. Put the communicator down, sneak into the meditation chamber, and yell out ‘General Grievous is attacking the Temple!’ Then come back and tell me what happens.”
“Okay, Master Anakin. Just a moment.”
A few minutes later, the Padawan returns to the communicator.
“I did it, Master!”
“And what happened?” Anakin asks, his voice strained.
“Master Kenobi Force-jumped out of the window wearing nothing but his lightsaber! He landed in the courtyard and is now yelling about the Republic being in danger!”
“Force Jumped?, What about Jar Jar”
“Jar Jar got so scared he tried to hide in the refresher unit but he got his head stuck! Now he’s stuck there and he’s making those funny Gungan noises!”
Very Long Pause
Then Anakin says,
“Refresher Unit?… Is this Coruscant Jedi Temple, extension 7734?”
Alright, let’s dissect this darkly humorous joke and then conjure up some comedic enhancement.
Joke Dissection:
- Premise: A little girl innocently relays information about her mother’s affair to her father. The father sets up a scenario to expose the affair.
- Build-up: The little girl’s detailed description of the chaotic aftermath, complete with accidental death and injury, creates a rising sense of absurd horror.
- Punchline: The father’s utterly detached response, confirming he has the wrong number, subverts expectations and delivers a darkly comedic payoff. The punchline works because it highlights the absurd disconnect between the devastating events described and the banal reality of a wrong number.
- Key Elements:
- Infidelity: The core of the plot.
- Innocence/Naivete: The child’s perspective.
- Accidental Deaths/Injuries: The escalating chaos.
- Wrong Number: The absurd resolution.
- Telephone Communication: A now somewhat old-fashioned way of communicating that adds to the humor (as a misdial would be less likely these days).
Comedic Enrichment: Witty Observation
Given the old-fashioned method of the joke (the telephone), and the fact that we are now in a digital age, I have created a witty observation.
“Back in the day, people committed adultery and then prayed that the other person would not write about it on social media. Now we have to worry about wrong numbers AND getting doxxed!”