The doctors pull the husband aside and say,
"Your wife’s been unresponsive for months… but we’ve noticed something unusual. During sponge baths, her brain activity spikes whenever we clean… a certain area."
The husband looks confused.
The doctor clears his throat.
"That area. Down there. So, after careful review, we’d like to try something experimental. We think oral sex might stimulate her brain enough to bring her out of the coma."
The husband is stunned. "You’re serious?"
"Yes," the doctor nods. "And don’t worry — you’ll have complete privacy. We’ll be right outside."
Still unsure, the husband agrees.
A few minutes pass.
Then suddenly, the heart monitor flatlines — a long, steady beeeeeep.
The doctor and nurse rush in.
"What happened?!"
The husband, pulling up his pants, eyes wide in panic:
"I think… I think she choked."
Joke Poo: The Spelling Bee
A linguist gets called to the elementary school where the regional spelling bee is being held…
The judges pull the linguist aside and say, “We’ve noticed something very unusual. During the spelling rounds, the child champion, little Timmy, only gets words right when they are… homophones.”
The linguist looks confused.
The judge clears his throat. “Words that sound alike but are spelled differently. So, after careful consideration, we’d like to try something experimental. We think if we whisper the wrong spelling of the word to him, it might trigger him to choose the correct one out of confusion.”
The linguist is stunned. “You’re serious?”
“Yes,” the judge nods. “And don’t worry – we’ll be very subtle. We’ll stand right behind him.”
Still unsure, the linguist agrees.
A few minutes pass. Then suddenly, little Timmy blurts out an obscenity at the head judge, shocking everyone.
The judges rush in. “What happened?!”
The linguist, adjusting his glasses, eyes wide in panic: “I think… I think he heard you whisper ‘piece‘”
Okay, let’s dissect this joke:
Key Elements:
- The Setup: Wife in a coma, husband summoned. Medical “miracle” possibility presented.
- The Twist: Experimental oral sex treatment.
- The Comedic Premise: Combining the sterile environment of a hospital with an inherently sexual act creates inherent awkwardness. The husband’s confusion and the doctor’s clinical approach amplify this.
- The Punchline: Abrupt death by choking subverts expectations. It’s dark humor, playing on the taboo and absurdity of the situation. It’s funny because it’s unexpected, and it takes the awkwardness to a new extreme. It also implies incompetence/bad luck on the husband’s part.
- Dark humor, subverted expectations
Analysis:
The joke relies on the incongruity between a medical procedure and a sexual act, heightened by the stakes (bringing someone out of a coma) and the clinical detachment of the medical professionals. The punchline delivers the final blow of absurdity and dark humor. It’s shocking and unexpected, precisely what makes it funny.
Now, for a Comedic Enrichment (Did You Know – Style):
Did you know: The “choking game,” while not directly related to the joke, highlights the sensitivity of the carotid sinus? Applying pressure to this area in the neck, even inadvertently, can trigger a drop in heart rate and blood pressure. While not the same as choking on something, it illustrates that even seemingly innocuous contact in that general area can have unexpected physiological effects. So maybe the husband didn’t choke her in the traditional sense… maybe he just gave her a really enthusiastic neck massage at the wrong moment!
New Joke Idea:
A man visits a fortune teller. “I have terrible news,” she says. “Your wife is going to die on your birthday.”
The man, distraught, asks, “But…how can I prevent this?”
The fortune teller pauses, strokes her chin, and says, “Simple. Move your birthday.”
“No!” the man shouts. “She’s going to see me, and she’s going to find out that I moved it.”
“Don’t worry” the fortune teller says, “She is going to choke on something.”
Why this works:
It plays off the dark humor of the “choking” gag. By referencing the absurdity of someone dying, it delivers unexpectedness. It connects to the original joke, adding a pre-determined sense of tragedy to the dark humor.