A woman asks her husband at breakfast time,
"Would you like some bacon and eggs, a slice of toast, and maybe some grapefruit juice and coffee?"
He declines. "Thanks for asking, but I'm not hungry right now. It's this Viagra," he says. "It's really taken the edge off my appetite."
At lunchtime, she asked him if he would like something. "How about a bowl of soup, homemade muffins or a cheese sandwich?"
He declines. "The Viagra," he says, "Its really spoiled my need for food."
Come dinnertime, she asks if he wants anything to eat. "Would you like a juicy rib eye steak and some scrumptious apple pie? Or maybe a rotisserie chicken or tasty stir fry?"
He declines again. "No," he says, "it's got to be the Viagra. I'm still not hungry."
"Well," she says, "Would you mind getting off me? I'm bloody starving."
Joke Poo: The All-Nighter
A student asks their roommate, bleary-eyed at 7 AM, “Want some coffee and a bagel before your morning class? Maybe an orange juice to wake you up?”
The roommate groans. “Thanks, but no. I’m really not hungry. It’s this all-nighter studying for the calculus exam,” he says. “It’s completely killed my appetite.”
At lunchtime, the student tries again. “How about a pizza slice? Maybe some leftover pasta or even just a granola bar?”
He declines. “The calculus,” he says. “It’s eradicated my need for food.”
Come dinner, the student asks if he wants anything to eat. “I’m making lasagna, we’ve got that takeout sushi, or I can even whip up some ramen!”
He declines again. “Nah,” he says. “It’s gotta be the calculus. I’m still just not hungry.”
“Well,” the student says, “Would you mind moving the textbook? I’m bloody starving!”
Alright, let’s analyze this joke and cook up some comedic enrichment!
Joke Dissection:
- Setup: A wife repeatedly offers her husband food throughout the day.
- Punchline: The husband consistently declines due to Viagra suppressing his appetite. The wife’s exasperated reveal is that she’s the one being affected by his, uh, Viagra-induced enthusiasm and is hungry.
- Key Elements:
- Viagra: The core driver of the humor, creating the unexpected consequence of appetite suppression (which is not a typical side effect).
- Marital Relationship: The long-standing, potentially sexually-stale relationship that seemingly needs a boost (and the husband’s overzealous use of said boost).
- Irony/Misdirection: We expect the Viagra to affect his other appetite, not his hunger. The wife’s frustration is the surprise.
- Food Descriptions: The increasingly tempting food offerings build tension.
Comedic Enrichment:
Let’s focus on the factual side of the ingredients. Did you know that the main ingredient in Viagra, sildenafil, was originally developed as a medication to treat high blood pressure and angina (chest pain)? It was during clinical trials that researchers discovered its, shall we say, alternative application.
New Joke/Witty Observation:
My doctor told me to start taking Viagra for my blood pressure. Now, I’m just standing here feeling lightheaded… and oddly peckish. I can’t decide if I should call an ambulance or order a pizza.
Explanation of the Enrichment:
- Factual Hook: Starts with the true origins of Viagra as a blood pressure medication.
- Plays on Misdirection: The expected side effect is related to cardiovascular health, but it instead makes a man strangely peckish
- Builds on the original: the humor is in the contrast between the intended purpose of the drug and the unexpected (and somewhat absurd) effect.
- Implied Humor: As the drug effects are the opposite of the original joke’s point.