Stationery
Okay, here’s my “Joke Poo” riff on the paper airplane joke:
Title: Joke Poo
What do you call a toilet paper roll that’s never used?
… Still life.
Alright, let’s break down this joke.
Joke Dissection:
- Setup: “What do you call a paper airplane that doesn’t fly?” – This establishes a premise of an object with a common association (paper airplane = flight) not fulfilling that association.
- Punchline: “Stationery” – This is a pun, playing on the double meaning of “stationery” (writing materials) and “stationary” (not moving). The unexpected replacement of “stationary” for “paper airplane that doesn’t fly” provides the humor.
Key Elements:
- Wordplay/Pun: The core mechanic of the joke.
- Juxtaposition: Contrasting the expected flight of a paper airplane with the idea of something not moving.
- Definition Ambiguity: Exploiting the dual meaning of “stationery.”
Comedic Enrichment: Amusing Tidbit + New Joke
Tidbit: Did you know the world record for the longest paper airplane flight is over 29 seconds? That’s almost half a minute for a folded piece of paper to defy gravity! A lot of those flights start well and truly fail by the end, not unlike my last relationship
New Joke Inspired by the Original and the Tidbit:
- Setup: What do you call a paper airplane that used to fly really well, but now just sits in the drawer?
- Punchline: Ex-stationery.