An Amazon gift card.
Joke Poo:
Title: What do you get a constipated mathematician?
Punchline: Number Two.
Alright, let’s dissect this comedic offering!
Joke Breakdown:
- Setup: “What do you get Xena, Warrior Princess, for her birthday?” – This establishes a specific character (Xena) known for her strength, warrior status, and the fictional world she inhabits. It sets an expectation that the answer will be something related to her persona.
- Punchline: “An Amazon gift card.” – This is where the humor lies. It’s a pun based on two elements:
- Amazon: The Amazon warriors were a mythical tribe of all-female warriors in Greek mythology, from which Xena draws inspiration.
- Amazon (the company): A modern, immensely popular online retail company.
- Humor Mechanism: The joke relies on the unexpected juxtaposition of the ancient, mythical Amazon warriors with the modern, commercial “Amazon.” The incongruity creates amusement. It’s a clever pun that plays on our familiarity with both concepts.
Enrichment & New Humor:
Now, let’s leverage some factual (or fabricated-to-sound-factual) details about Amazons to create new humor:
New Joke:
- Why did Xena return her Amazon gift card?
- Because she couldn’t find a decent chakram with Prime shipping!
Witty Observation:
- It’s ironic that Xena gets an Amazon gift card. You’d think someone who kicks so much butt could just will the things she wants into existence. Maybe that’s the “One-Click Ordering” everyone’s talking about.
Amusing “Did You Know?”
- Did you know that Amazon (the company) originally wanted to be called “Cadabra”? Thankfully, Jeff Bezos’s lawyer misheard it and convinced him to name it after the mighty Amazon River. So, in a way, Xena is indirectly responsible for the fact you can now buy a replacement for her chakram with two-day shipping.
Explanation of the New Humor Elements:
- New Joke: This plays on the limitations of Amazon (the company) and connects it specifically back to Xena’s iconic weapon, the chakram.
- Witty Observation: This points out the absurdity of a warrior princess needing to shop like the rest of us, while also satirizing the convenience (and potential magic) of online shopping.
- Amusing “Did You Know?” This uses a factual anecdote about Amazon’s naming to absurdly connect Xena to the modern-day corporation, further highlighting the silliness of the pun.