It's like I've never see herbivore.
Okay, here’s my attempt at a “Joke Poo” version of that joke, titled appropriately:
Joke Poo: My Dog Started Knitting
My dog started knitting a lot after he got his paws on some yarn. It’s like I’ve never seen woolly go.
Alright, let’s dissect this joke and see what comedic gems we can unearth.
Joke Analysis:
- Premise: The girlfriend has undergone a significant personality change after adopting a vegan lifestyle. This is a relatable trope – people often associate lifestyle changes with shifts in personality, often exaggeratedly so.
- Punchline: “It’s like I’ve never see herbivore.” This is a pun, substituting “her before” with “herbivore”. The humor comes from the wordplay and the implied comparison of the girlfriend to a plant-eating animal.
- Humor Type: Pun-based, observational humor (relating to relationship dynamics).
Key Elements:
- Veganism: The dietary and lifestyle choice avoiding all animal products.
- Relationships: The shift in dynamic and perception when one partner undergoes a significant change.
- Puns: The linguistic play on words.
Comedic Enrichment & New Humor Generation:
Okay, let’s leverage some interesting tidbits around veganism and herbivores to create new humor.
New Joke Option 1 (Playing on the Evolutionary Angle):
My boyfriend became a raw vegan. He keeps talking about how his digestive system is “returning to its ancestral form.” I swear, the next time he grunts and starts foraging in the garden for roots, I’m calling an anthropologist. Did you know that early hominids (like Australopithecus) were likely primarily herbivorous? Maybe he’s just re-enacting his origin story…and forgetting about toilet paper.
- Analysis: This joke builds on the original by exaggerating the transformation associated with veganism, linking it to evolutionary history. It also adds a layer of absurdity by contrasting the ‘ancestral’ diet with modern-day inconveniences.
New Joke Option 2 (A “Did You Know?” style observation):
Did you know that the largest land animal, the African elephant, is an herbivore? Makes you wonder what my vegan friend is aiming for. Maybe she’s tired of always being the smallest one in the group. It would definitely be a change, she was so skinny her-before.
- Analysis: This option uses a factual nugget about herbivores (the largest land animal) to playfully poke fun at veganism and the “transformation” trope. It reinforces the pun from the original joke.
New Joke Option 3 (Playing with Vegan Stereotypes):
My vegan girlfriend started composting. It’s like she’s trying to make amends for all the non-organic produce she used to consume. I guess she’s really trying to “turn over a new leaf,” or rather, into a new leaf. Seriously, she’s even started talking about her carbon footprint… she’s turning greener her-before.
- Analysis: This joke taps into some common stereotypes about vegans (environmental consciousness, guilt about past behaviors). It uses the “turning over a new leaf” idiom for a touch of wordplay, and also the original pun.
Explanation of comedic approach:
My jokes take the original joke as the premise, but seek to develop a new joke by introducing a funny element related to veganism and it’s stereotypes, animal behaviour, or anthropology. The aim is to build a new joke using factual elements to create a comedic image.
The best jokes take pre-existing knowledge, recontextualise it, and add some surprise.