I told him, " No permanent!"
Joke Poo: The Biohazard Specialist
I told my friend about my new job at a hazmat cleanup company. He asked if it was handling medical waste?
I told him, “No, sewage treatment!”
Alright, let’s dissect this strike of a joke!
Joke Breakdown:
- Setup: The speaker establishes a new job at a bowling company. This creates an expectation of bowling-related jargon.
- Punchline: The friend’s question uses the term “ten pin” (standard bowling). The speaker subverts the bowling term by responding with “No permanent!” using “tenure” or permanancy of a job as the unexpected answer.
- Humor Type: Pun/wordplay. The humor derives from the double meaning of “ten pin” and the surprise of misinterpreting it.
Key Elements:
- Bowling: Obvious one! Ten-pin bowling, the sport, the lingo.
- Employment: Jobs, permanent vs. temporary positions, job security.
- Homophones: The sound-alike words “ten pin” and “tenure/permanent”.
Comedic Enrichment:
Okay, let’s use these elements to create some comedic add-ons:
Option 1: A Related “Did You Know?”
“Did you know that the term ‘ten-pin bowling’ only became standard in the 19th century? Before that, bowling alleys often had varying numbers of pins! Some even used nine pins, leading to outlawing the game with nine pins and evolving into 10 pins! Ironically, while your job at the bowling company might feel permanent, the rules of bowling themselves haven’t always been!”
Option 2: A New Joke Building on the Original:
“So, after I told him my job wasn’t ‘ten pin,’ he asked if I was at least getting a decent ‘spare’ time allowance. I told him my hours were ‘strike’-tly enforced.”
Option 3: Witty Observation:
“It’s funny, isn’t it? We use bowling terms like ‘strike’ and ‘spare’ to describe career success, hoping for a permanent position that won’t leave us feeling like we’ve been ‘gutter-balled’ by the system.”
Explanation of Choices:
- Option 1 (Did You Know): This adds an unexpected historical tidbit that relates to the core element of bowling. The twist connects the past, variable nature of bowling rules to the present concern about job security.
- Option 2 (New Joke): This builds on the original pun by introducing more bowling-related terms in a job context, extending the wordplay.
- Option 3 (Witty Observation): This tries for a slightly more elevated humor, reflecting on the connection between bowling metaphors and the anxieties of career development.
The goal is to leverage the existing elements of the joke and introduce a layer of either factual surprise or additional wordplay to amplify the humor.