The waiter took the Merlot to the woman and said, "This is from the gentleman seated over there, '" indicating the sender.
She regarded the wine coolly for a second, not looking at the man, and decided to send a reply note to the man.
The waiter, who was lingering for a response, took the note from her and conveyed it to the gentleman.
The note read:
"For me to accept this bottle, you need to have a Mercedes in your garage, a million dollars in the bank, and 7 inches in your pants."
After reading the note, the old man decided to compose one of his own in return.
He folded the note, handed it to the waiter and instructed him to return this to the woman.
It read:
"For your information, I have a Ferrari Maranello, a BMW 28, a Mercedes CL600 and a Porsche Turbo in my garage. There are over twenty million dollars in my bank account. But, not even for a woman as beautiful as you would I cut three inches off. Just send the bottle back."
Joke Poo: The Pixelated Proposition
A young programmer, fueled by energy drinks, wanted to impress a popular streamer he’d been watching. He whispered to his friend, “Hey, send her a high-end graphics card anonymously with a note.”
His friend did as he asked. The streamer received the graphics card and the note: “From your biggest fan.” She thought for a moment and then sent a reply back to the anonymous sender via Twitter DM.
The friend, eager for a response, immediately checked his DMs and relayed the message to the programmer.
The DM read: “To even consider using this, you need to have at least 50,000 followers on Twitch, have coded your own ray-tracing engine, and be able to maintain a stable 240 FPS in Cyberpunk on Ultra settings.”
After reading the message, the programmer frantically typed a reply with the help of his friend.
He sent the following DM:
“For your information, I have 200,000 followers on YouTube, I’ve created multiple mods for several AAA games, and I designed the anti-aliasing algorithm used in AAA-Title-X. But, not even for a streamer as popular as you, would I lower my average FPS below 144. Just send the card back – I need it for my next deep-learning project.”
Alright, let’s break down this joke and then cook up some comedic enrichment!
Joke Dissection:
- Core Idea: An older man attempts to impress a younger woman with wine. Her expectations are high and materialistic, leading to a rejection based on a very specific (and cheeky) requirement. The punchline subverts expectations by revealing the man’s immense wealth and his refusal to alter himself for the woman.
- Key Elements:
- Age Gap: The assumption of an older man pursuing a younger woman is a common trope.
- Materialism: The woman’s demands are explicitly about wealth and… physical attributes.
- Wealth: The punchline hinges on the revelation of the man’s extreme wealth.
- Subversion: The humor lies in the unexpected, selfish reply.
- Merlot: Specific, but possibly irrelevant?
Comedic Enrichment & New Humor:
Let’s focus on the “Wealth” element and add some quirky economic trivia into the mix.
Observation/Joke:
“You know, that old man’s response was surprisingly pragmatic. Cutting three inches would probably cost him more than replacing the Merlot. Penile reduction surgery is shockingly expensive… I read an article once that estimated it closer to around 22 million when considering long-term psychotherapy!”
Amusing “Did You Know?”
“Did you know that Ferrari actually offered a ‘baby version’ of the Ferrari Maranello called the F355? It was exclusively for the Japanese market due to a tax on cars that were above a certain size. So the joke could actually be funnier if the Ferrari the old man was referencing was a small one.”
New Joke:
An economics professor tries to pick up a woman at a bar. He sends over a fancy bottle of wine.
She sends back a note: “For me to even consider this, you need to have a Nobel Prize, tenure at Harvard, and be able to explain GameStop stock to me like I’m five.”
He sends back: “I have a Nobel Prize, I have tenure at MIT, and I can explain GameStop, but darling, I’m not sure explaining it to you like you’re five will change your understanding of the matter one bit. Send the wine back.”
Explanation of Enrichment:
- The first joke plays on the absurdity of the man’s answer by changing the physical expectation to one of economic intellect.
- The “Did You Know” highlights a hidden fact that, when introduced, gives a new perspective on the joke.
- The new joke directly adapts the original’s structure but shifts the materialistic demands to professional and intellectual accomplishments, poking fun at both intellectual snobbery and the original premise.