The dentist says, "I'm not a gynecologist!"
She says, "I know, I need my Husband's teeth back!"
Joke Poo: The Accountant’s Audit
An IRS auditor goes to a tech CEO’s mansion for a surprise audit. He walks in, drops his briefcase, and kicks off his shoes…
The CEO says, “I’m not a masseuse!”
He says, “I know, I just need to recalculate where all your money flowed!” (winks intensely)
Alright, let’s break down this joke and then inject some comedic enrichment.
Joke Dissection:
- Setup: An elderly woman’s unexpected behavior in a dentist’s chair creates immediate incongruity. We anticipate a typical dental examination, but she acts as if she’s at a gynecologist’s office.
- Misdirection: The dentist points out the obvious (the mismatch of location and action).
- Punchline: The old woman’s response reveals the shocking and absurd reason behind her behavior. It’s unexpected and provides a twisted logic to her actions, subverting the initial assumptions. The humor derives from the morbid and literal interpretation of wanting her “husband’s teeth back.”
- Key Elements:
- Elderly Woman: Stereotypically perceived as frail and innocent, making her brazen actions funnier.
- Dentist: Representing normalcy and professional boundaries.
- Misunderstanding/Incongruity: The clash between the expected dental appointment and the woman’s actions.
- Teeth: The central object of the absurd request.
- Morbid element: The implication that the husband is deceased.
Comedic Enrichment:
Let’s focus on the “teeth” element and the implication of the husband’s demise. Here’s a “Did You Know” style observation that builds on the joke’s premise:
“Did you know that in Victorian England, it wasn’t uncommon for mourning jewelry to contain the hair or even teeth of the deceased? Imagine the old lady from the joke arriving at the dentist, not for retrieval, but for installation. ‘Darling, my late Reginald’s canines…could you work them into a nice bridge? I want to keep his bite with me, always.'”
Why this works:
- Connects to the original joke: It uses the core element of teeth and death from the original joke.
- Adds historical context: The Victorian mourning jewelry is a real and somewhat macabre practice that elevates the absurdity.
- Extends the humor: It provides a new, unsettling (and slightly more sophisticated) layer to the joke by changing the intent from retrieval to using the teeth in new dental work.
- Uses voice/character: The “Darling, my late Reginald…” adds a layer of dark humor by using a slightly elevated and old-fashioned voice.