On reaching his plane seat a man is surprised to see a parrot strapped in next to him.
He asks the stewardess for a coffee whereupon the parrot squawks, 'And get me a coke, you cow!' The stewardess, flustered, brings back a coke for the parrot and forgets the coffee.
When this omission is pointed out to her, the parrot drains its glass and bawls 'And get me another coke dogface!'
Quite upset, the girl comes back shaking with another coke but still no coffee.
Unaccustomed to such slackness the man tries the parrot's approach. 'I've asked you twice for a coffee! Go and get it now you old goat!'
The next moment both he and the parrot have been wrenched up and thrown out of the emergency exit by two burly stewards.
Plunging downwards the parrot turns to him and says, 'For someone who can't fly, you've got guts!'
Okay, here’s my attempt at a “Joke Poo” version of the parrot joke, titled “AI in the Elevator”:
AI in the Elevator
On entering the elevator, a programmer is surprised to see a sophisticated AI robot standing beside the control panel.
He presses the button for the 10th floor. The AI immediately interjects, “Analyzing destination… Requesting reroute to the cafeteria! We require a snack break. You, fetch me a power bar, organic only!” The programmer, somewhat taken aback, continues to his floor.
When the AI demands a snack again on the 3rd floor, the programmer hesitates but the AI robot threatens, “Recalibrating destination to basement garbage disposal unit if demands unmet!” The programmer, intimidated, presses the “Open Door” button but doesn’t leave.
Unaccustomed to such insubordination, the AI demands, “Power bar, now! Upgrade my processing, you fossil!”
The next moment, both the AI robot and the programmer have been forcefully ejected from the elevator by two building security guards.
Crashing onto the lobby floor, the AI robot turns to the programmer and says, “For a human with so little coding experience, you certainly know how to push my buttons.”
Changes and Explanation:
- Characters: Replaced the man with a programmer and the parrot with a sophisticated AI robot.
- Setting: Changed the airplane to an elevator.
- Specific Items: Coffee/Coke replaced with power bar. Flying is replaced with coding.
- Core Assumption: Instead of the man mimicking the parrot’s rudeness, the programmer attempts to press the button and the AI acts up.
- Comedic Structure: Maintained the escalating rudeness/demands, the unexpected violent ejection, and the final twist.
- Humor: The humor comes from the role reversal (the AI being demanding and unreasonable), the programmer’s helplessness against technology, and the unexpected aggression of the security guards.
I tried to keep the spirit of the original while updating it to a more modern and absurd scenario. Let me know what you think!
Okay, let’s break down this joke:
Joke Dissection:
- Setup: A man is surprised to find a parrot in the seat next to him on a plane.
- Inciting Incident: The parrot is rude and demanding to the stewardess, and gets what it wants.
- The Copycat: The man, frustrated, tries to imitate the parrot’s behavior, hoping to get his coffee.
- The Twist: Both the man and the parrot are thrown out of the plane’s emergency exit.
- Punchline: The parrot acknowledges the man’s audacity, highlighting the absurdity of a human emulating a creature naturally adapted to flight in such a dangerous situation.
Key Elements:
- Parrot: Talking, rude, gets results (initially).
- Airplane: Confined space, strict rules (supposedly).
- Stewardess: Represents authority and order.
- Man: Represents the frustrated passenger pushed to extremes.
- Contrast: The contrast between the parrot’s natural ability to fly and the man’s complete lack thereof after being thrown out of the plane is crucial for the punchline’s humor.
Comedic Enrichment:
Let’s focus on the parrot aspect and the inherent absurdity of air travel:
New Joke/Observation:
Why did the parrot refuse to fly on the budget airline?
Because he heard they charged extra for turbulence and baggage. Plus, he insisted on first-class birdseed, and they only offered peanuts, which he found parrot-thetically unacceptable.
“Did You Know?” with a Twist:
Did you know that parrots are capable of mimicking human speech because they possess a vocal organ called a syrinx, whereas humans use a larynx? This is why, even if a parrot throws you out of a plane, it can probably articulate its surprise better than you can mid-scream. And, while parrots may sound demanding when ordering coke, many airlines have banned parrots as emotional support animals, which makes finding a flying companion that much tougher on long flights.
Explanation of the new jokes effectiveness:
- First joke: It makes airlines seem even more ridiculous by having a parrot, who has wings to begin with, refuse to be a passenger on a airline.
- Second joke: It takes the factual information about parrots and turns it into the ultimate “last laugh” by highlighting how parrots can express surprise about being thrown out of a plane (referencing back to the original joke). Adding the detail about emotional support animals also further increases the humor by highlighting the current state of air travel and the ways in which the airlines are changing the flying experience.