So,this young man is about to go on a date with a girl he really likes.
He is stressed and wants to have a cigarette before the date,calm his nerves.
He pays for a pack at the kiosk but notices the image:
Guy sitting on the bed next to a woman,he is leaning forward,holding his forehead,disappointed.
The text reads:smoking can cause erectlie dysfunction.
So he tells the kiosk operator:
"Hey,can you give me the others ones please?The ones with cancer?"
Joke Poo: Buying Diapers
So, this young man is about to meet his girlfriend’s parents for the first time.
He’s nervous and wants to pick up some diapers as a thoughtful gesture for their new baby.
He grabs a pack at the grocery store but notices the image: a baby covered head-to-toe in poop, the parents looking exhausted. The text reads: “Cheap diapers may lead to explosive situations.”
So he tells the cashier: “Hey, can you give me the expensive ones, please? The ones that show happy families?”
Alright, let’s dissect this cigarette joke and see what comedic gold we can extract.
Joke Breakdown:
- Setup: Young man nervous for a date seeks nicotine to calm down.
- Premise: Cigarette pack displays a warning about erectile dysfunction.
- Punchline: The man prefers a cancer warning over erectile dysfunction, implying cancer is less concerning than impotence.
- Humor Type: Irony, dark humor, and relatable anxiety (dating is stressful!)
Key Elements:
- Anxiety/Nervousness: Dating, especially with someone you really like, is a common source of anxiety.
- Cigarettes as Stress Relief: A common, though unhealthy, association.
- Erectile Dysfunction: A sensitive topic and often a source of humor, particularly when related to male insecurity.
- Cancer: A serious disease, but the joke uses it as a comparative, almost preferable, alternative.
- The Kiosk Operator: The straight man in the scenario.
Comedic Enrichment: Building on the Joke
Let’s play off the cancer/ED contrast to create something new:
New Joke:
A guy walks into a doctor’s office, looking distraught. “Doc,” he says, “I’ve got a terrible dilemma! I’m addicted to smoking, but all the packs have those scary pictures. One shows a guy coughing his lungs out with the caption ‘Smoking Causes Cancer,’ and the other shows a sad guy slumped next to his partner with the caption ‘Smoking Causes Erectile Dysfunction!'”
The doctor says, “Well, which are you more worried about?”
The guy sighs and replies, “I’m 75. If I get cancer, I die. If I get ED, my wife dies!”
Witty Observation:
It’s funny how cigarette companies put pictures of diseased lungs on the packs to deter smokers. It’s like saying, “Buy these cigarettes, they might give you cancer… which, let’s be honest, is still a better love story than some people have.”
Amusing “Did You Know?”:
Did you know that in some countries, cigarette packs also display images of rotting teeth and babies in incubators? You know, because the fear of ED wasn’t enough to get men to quit, so they figured, “Let’s appeal to their vanity and their fear of disappointing their offspring!” It’s like a psychological warfare campaign disguised as public health.
Another Joke:
I saw a comedian do a bit the other day about how he’s quitting smoking, but he’s having trouble because he’s addicted to nicotine. So, he’s tried vaping and patches, but he is having problems with both.
“The Vape pictures all show a limp cigarette with “Smokers are Liable to get Erectile Dysfunction!”
“The patch pictures are even worse. There are lungs and blackened tongues. The caption says “This will ruin your life!”
“At this point, I just bought a pack. The Surgeon General had a picture of a man dying of something horrible!
“Oh, Cancer? At my age? I am probably good.”
The key to comedic enrichment is to identify what makes the original joke funny and then amplify or subvert those elements in a new and unexpected way.