of a vacation in Hawaii but had never managed to save up enough money.
Then one day they came up with an idea – each time they had sex, they would put a $20 bill into a piggy bank.
After seven months of this, they reckoned there was probably enough money in the piggy bank to pay for their dream vacation, so they smashed it open.
The husband was puzzled by what he found. “It’s strange,” he said. “Each time we had sex, I put a $20 bill into the piggy bank. Yet there are $50 bills and $100 bills in here, too.”
The wife replied: “Do you think everybody is as stingy as you are?”
Joke Poo: The Open-Source Budget
A group of programmers, notorious for their frugality, dreamed of attending a tech conference in Silicon Valley but never seemed to have the budget.
Then one day they came up with an idea: each time they successfully merged a pull request into the main codebase, they would put $5 into a jar.
After six months of diligent coding, they figured they’d accumulated enough funds to cover the conference tickets and flights, so they triumphantly emptied the jar.
The lead developer was baffled by what he found. “This is weird," he said. "Each time we merged a pull request, we were supposed to put in $5. Yet there are a bunch of gift cards for coffee shops and Amazon Prime subscriptions in here, too.”
The junior developer sheepishly replied, "Well, do you think everyone’s code is as valuable as yours?"
Alright, let’s break down this joke and find some comedic gold.
Joke Dissection:
- Premise: A financially irresponsible couple saves for a dream vacation by putting money in a piggy bank each time they have sex.
- Setup: They track their ‘activity’ for 7 months, anticipating enough savings for Hawaii.
- Punchline: The husband discovers larger bills than expected, implying the wife supplemented his contributions with earnings from…other sources. The wife’s retort implies his stinginess in bed.
- Humor Source:
- Situational Irony: The couple’s initial inability to save contrasts with the implied abundance of funds later.
- Innuendo/Double Entendre: The act of sex is implicitly tied to financial gain.
- Character Flaw: The husband’s stinginess and the wife’s (implied) infidelity are comedic character flaws.
- Subversion of Expectations: We expect a heartwarming story of sexual savings to be wholesome, but it is not.
Key Elements:
- Hawaii: Representing the dream vacation, exoticism, and aspiration.
- Piggy Bank: Symbol of savings, financial naivete, and the tangible representation of their ‘activity’.
- Money/Sex: The core concept linking intimacy and financial gain.
- Stinginess: Husband’s perceived lack of generosity in bed.
- Infidelity (Implied): Wife’s implied supplementary earnings.
Comedic Enrichment:
Let’s lean into the "Hawaii" aspect and play on the financial theme with a twist:
New Joke:
A couple finally saved up enough money for their dream Hawaiian vacation, but they couldn’t agree on how to spend it. The husband wanted to learn how to surf, while the wife wanted to learn how to hula. After a heated argument, they decided to compromise.
The husband took surf lessons, and the wife took lessons from a different surf instructor.
As they relaxed in their hotel after their classes, the husband asked his wife, “How was your Hula lesson? I thought that the instructor seemed awfully friendly.”
“Oh, it was great!,” she replied, “He showed me how to keep the rhythm steady. Plus, he taught me some amazing new ways to charge for the Mai Tais!”
Why it Works:
- Subtly Reinforces the Theme: The surfing instructor is implied to be a new source of infidelitous income, linking back to the original joke’s core concept.
- Hawaii-Specific Twist: Utilizes the surfing/hula imagery to create a plausible scenario.
- Play on Words: "Charge" is used both in the sense of purchasing and of sexual attraction.
- Lingering Ambiguity: The ending leaves room for interpretation, making it subtly humorous.
Bonus Did-You-Know:
Did you know that economists have actually studied the "sex recession"? Apparently, the 2008 financial crisis had a measurable impact on people’s dating and mating habits. So, you could say that not saving for a Hawaiian vacation is bad for both your finances and your love life! (Of course, if you’re saving for Hawaii through… alternative means… that might be a different story).
This bonus "Did You Know" provides a humorous, somewhat factual, and topical twist that relates the joke’s theme to real-world events. It highlights the potential negative consequences of not engaging in financial planning and intimacy.
Hope these comedic enrichments are satisfactory! Let me know if you’d like more.