If you throw it hard enough!
Okay, here’s my “Joke Poo” version of the apple joke, titled “Joke Poo”:
Joke Poo: Toilet Paper Economy
Toilet paper per day keeps the plumbers at bay…
…Until you flush a whole roll anyway!
Alright, let’s break down this comedic masterpiece:
Original Joke Dissection:
- Premise: The proverb “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a widely known and accepted piece of folk wisdom suggesting preventative healthcare.
- Punchline: “If you throw it hard enough!” – This is a subversion. It takes the peaceful, health-oriented premise and twists it into a violent, aggressive scenario where the apple is used as a projectile. The “doctor” is kept away by threat of physical harm, not by improved health.
- Humor Type: Dark humor, slapstick potential (imagining the act), situational irony (the contrast between health advice and violence), absurdity. The humor lies in the unexpected and slightly shocking twist.
Key Elements to Enrich/Play Off Of:
- The Apple: The seemingly innocent fruit.
- The Doctor: Symbol of health, but also a potential target (in this joke).
- The Proverb: The established wisdom being humorously violated.
- Violence/Aggression: The unexpected source of the humor.
New Humorous Content: A “Did You Know?” with a Twist
Did You Know: Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity was supposedly inspired by witnessing an apple falling from a tree. Imagine how much further science could have progressed if someone had thrown that apple at him! We might have warp drive by now, or at least a cure for gout, and definitely fewer doctor visits… though perhaps for slightly different reasons than originally intended. After all, a bruised Newton a day keeps his gravitational pull away!