Two nuns, a young novis and aged mont, were driving in a car along the Irish countryside, when the devil jumps up on the hood. The devil as you'd expect, in red, horns, hives and sharp claws, begins clinging to the hood snarling at them.
"Sister, what do we do?" The novice, in the drivers seat asks.
"Try the wipers." The aged mont replies calmly.
The novice tries the wipers and after a few quick "fwip-fwip" to the face, the devil simply grabs them and rip the blades off but continues to snarl at them.
"What now sister?" The novice asks even more unnerved at the situation.
"Why don't we try swerving and try to knock home loose." The aged mont says calmly.
So the novice quickly jerks the car to the left and then the right quicker and quicker, but the devil only dogs his claws in to the body work and refuses to be thrown off. He even begins making lewd and dirty gestures at the nuns as if to taunt them.
"I don't think it's working." The novice says, now totally unnerved and feeling panicked. "What else can we do sister?"
"Quickly now girl, show him you're cross." The mont orders, showing only the slightest of agitation.
Quickly the novice takes a breath, rolls down her window, summons her training from the Monterey. "Hey, get your heathen ass off my fuckin car."
Joke Poo: Two Gamers
Two professional gamers, a seasoned veteran and a newbie, were playing a competitive online match. Suddenly, their internet connection started lagging intensely, causing massive delays and hindering their gameplay.
“Dude, what do we do?” the newbie frantically asked, “I can’t even aim!”
“Try alt-tabbing,” the veteran replied calmly.
The newbie alt-tabbed a few times, cycling through open programs, but the lag persisted.
“Still lagging! What now?” the newbie cried, even more frustrated.
“Why don’t you try turning it off and on again?” the veteran suggested with remarkable composure.
So the newbie frantically hit the power button on the PC, and then turned the pc back on, but the lag was not even affected. He even started screaming insults to the computer.
“I don’t think it’s working.” The newbie said, now feeling defeated. “What else can we do?”
“Quickly now kid, show them your skills” the veteran orders, with only the slightest amount of agitation.
Quickly the newbie takes a breath, summons all his muscle memory, and flips every switch on his gaming keyboard “I’m not even lagging anymore!”
Alright, let’s dissect this joke.
Core Elements:
- Setup: Two nuns, one young novice, one older ‘mont’ (presumably meant to be ‘mother’ or ‘mentor, but the misspelling adds a subtle quirky element), encounter the Devil on their car.
- Escalating Absurdity: The suggested solutions become increasingly less effective and more out of touch with the reality of the situation (wipers, swerving).
- Unexpected Twist: The punchline subverts the expected demure behavior of a nun. The novice uses foul language to scare off the Devil.
- Religious Contrast: The humor derives from the juxtaposition of religious figures (nuns, the Devil) with unexpected actions/language.
- Humor of Incongruity: The calm, almost bored reactions of the older nun contrast with the escalating panic of the novice and the outrageous situation.
Analysis:
The joke is funny because it plays on stereotypes. We expect nuns to be pious and non-confrontational. The Devil is the embodiment of evil. The humor comes from violating those expectations. The misspelling of ‘mont’ could be interpreted as an error or as a subtle layer of humor; a malapropism adding to the overall absurdity.
Comedic Enrichment – New Joke/Observation:
Observation: You know, exorcisms are way less intimidating when you remember the official Latin phrase for ‘Begone, Satan!’ is basically “Go away, dirty devil!” It’s like yelling at a pigeon to get off your sandwich, just slightly more theological.
Explanation:
- Connects to the Religious Contrast and Unexpected Twist elements of the original joke.
- The real Latin phrase is “Vade retro satana!”. The suggested translation brings the ‘elevated to ridiculous’ aspect from the original joke.
- The humor lies in bringing the elevated to the mundane. The joke implies that facing the devil may come down to the same basic human skills of confronting a common annoyance.