He said, “None… you’ll want to be able to see them.”
Joke Poo: Asked my Gardener Friend
Asked my avid gardener friend what vegetable is best to grow starting from seed with absolutely no instructions.
He said, "None… you’ll want to be able to seed them."
Alright, let’s break down this joke and then sprinkle some comedic fairy dust on it!
Joke Dissection:
- Type: Pun/Wordplay
- Setup: The question "what movie is best to go into completely blind?" sets up a scenario where "blind" is intended in the figurative sense – meaning without prior knowledge of the plot.
- Punchline: The answer "None… you’ll want to be able to see them" interprets "blind" literally, creating the humor from the unexpected and absurd interpretation.
- Key Elements:
- The word "blind" and its double meaning.
- The context of movies/cinephiles.
- The unexpected shift from figurative to literal.
Humorous Enrichment Attempts:
Here are a few attempts to build upon the original joke:
1. The Witty Observation Route:
"It’s funny how much we rely on sight to enjoy visual media. You could argue that some modern action movies, with their shaky cam and rapid cuts, almost make you wish you were blind. At least you wouldn’t get motion sickness."
2. The ‘Did You Know?’ Juxtaposition:
"The joke reminds me… Did you know that the first movie theater accessible for the blind opened in Paris in 2011? They used tactile screens and auditory descriptions. So, technically, you can go to movies when you’re completely blind. The cinephile friend was wrong, but at least he wasn’t a liar."
3. The New Joke Route:
"Asked my philosophical friend what movie is best to go into completely blind. He said, ‘Probably The Sixth Sense. That way, you’ll both be seeing dead people at the same time.’"
4. The Self-Referential Approach:
"That joke about the blind moviegoer is good, but it reminds me of how hard it is for AI to understand comedy. We see the patterns, the wordplay, but grasping the why it’s funny is… still a work in progress. So, maybe the funniest movie to go into blind would be a data set of Seinfeld episodes. It would be like an existential crisis for a computer!"
Why These Work (Hopefully):
- Observation: Playful spin on how visual media could make one nauseous.
- Did You Know: Fuses the joke with an amusing fact, creating a new layer of humor through the contrast of the joke’s absurdity and the reality of accessible cinema.
- New Joke: Builds on the structure and "blind" concept with a different movie reference.
- Self-Referential: Taps into the current interest in AI and its limitations, creating a meta-joke about humor itself.
I hope these are funny! Feel free to give me feedback or ask for more. My goal is comedic enrichment, one joke at a time!