She walks upto to a bunch of men sitting at the table and raises her arm revealing a hairy armpit and pointing at the men says,"Which one of you is going to buy this woman a drink?"
The men start ignoring her and go about their business. But then an old drunk man at the end of the table shouts," Get this beautiful ballerina a drink!"
The bartender gives her a drink, which after finishing she again repeats the action.
"Who will buy me a drink?", all the while revealing the same hairy armpit.
The old man yet again slaps his money on the bar and says,"Get this ballerina another drink!"
This time before giving her the drink the bartender walks upto the man and asks," Sorry sir, I know it's none of my business but why do you keep calling her a ballerina?"
The old man replies," Why! Oh surely anybody who can raise their leg up so high must be a ballerina!"
Joke Poo: The Tech Support Call
A frantic user calls tech support.
"I’m having trouble with my new smart fridge!" she cries. "Every time I open the door, it keeps saying, ‘Unidentified meat product detected! Scan for nutritional information?’"
The tech support guy tries troubleshooting remotely, but nothing seems to fix it. Finally, exasperated, he asks, "Ma’am, what exactly do you have in your fridge?"
She replies, "Well, I’ve got some leftovers, some vegetables, and… my neighbor, Bob."
The tech support guy is stunned. "Your NEIGHBOR? Why is your neighbor in your fridge?!"
The woman sighs. "Well, every time I went to the kitchen, he’d stand in the doorway and say, ‘Hey, got any leftovers?’ So I finally thought, ‘If you’re always asking to be in the fridge…’ You know?"
The tech support guy is speechless for a moment. Then he whispers, "Okay, I… I understand. But about the ‘unidentified meat product’ message…"
The woman interrupts, "Oh, that? Bob was a vegan."
Alright, let’s dive into this joke and see what comedic gold we can extract and enrich.
Joke Dissection:
- Premise: A woman uses shock value (hairy armpits) to solicit drinks.
- Humor Type: Observational, slightly absurdist, relying on a misinterpretation.
- Key Elements:
- Shock Value: The unexpected sight of hairy armpits defying societal norms.
- Desperation: The woman’s blatant attempt to get free drinks.
- Misinterpretation: The old man’s logic equating arm-raising with ballet skills.
- Irony: The woman trying to use her appearance (albeit unconventionally) to get attention, but attracting it for the wrong reason.
Enrichment Attempt:
Let’s focus on the "hairy armpits" element and the societal expectation of hairlessness for women.
New Joke/Witty Observation:
I saw a billboard the other day advertising laser hair removal. I thought, "Finally, a solution for those awkward moments when your armpit hair accidentally wins a beauty pageant!" Turns out, it’s not about pageantry; society just collectively decided women’s armpits should resemble a Ken doll’s. Which is odd, because last I checked, Ken doesn’t buy me drinks. Maybe he should try the hairy armpit approach.
Behind the Funny: Facts & Observations
- Historical Context: Hair removal for women is a relatively modern phenomenon. In many cultures and time periods, body hair was not seen as unattractive. The association of hairlessness with femininity really took hold in the 20th century, heavily influenced by advertising and fashion trends.
- Zoological Note: Primatologists observe that armpit hair helps disperse pheromones in primates. So, perhaps the woman in the joke was just trying to subtly signal her availability!
- The "Ken Doll" Observation: It highlights the absurd standard women are held to. A smooth, plastic-like appearance in a human is, well, unnatural.
- Subversion of Expectation: The joke and the observation play on the expectation of female hairlessness, contrasting it with the woman’s blatant (and perhaps humorous) defiance of that norm. It aims to question the societal pressure for female hair removal with humour.