On my way to work I saw 6 guys walking around the graveyard carrying a coffin.
On my way home from work I saw the same 6 guys, carrying the same coffin.
Thought to myself.
They've lost the fucking plot!
Joke Poo: Empty Nest
Two movers are lugging a huge, antique birdcage up a long flight of stairs.
Hours later, they’re coming back down, looking exhausted, carrying the exact same empty birdcage.
One mover sighs to the other: “They’ve flown the coop AND forgotten the cage!”
Alright, let’s dive into this comedic crypt!
Joke Dissection:
- Premise: Six men are repeatedly seen carrying a coffin through a graveyard.
- Setup: The repetition emphasizes the oddity of the situation.
- Punchline: “They’ve lost the fucking plot!” This is a double entendre, playing on both the literal meaning (they’re lost in the graveyard) and the idiomatic meaning (they’ve lost their minds/direction in life). The profanity adds a bit of comedic edge.
- Humor Type: Situational irony, pun.
Key Elements:
- Graveyard: A place associated with death, burial, and the end of a story (literally where the “plot” ends).
- Coffin: Represents finality, completion, the end of a person’s life story.
- Repetition: Heightens the absurdity and builds anticipation for a resolution that never comes until the punchline.
- “Lost the plot”: A common idiom for mental confusion or lack of purpose.
Comedic Enrichment Time!
Here are a few options, leaning into different aspects of the original joke:
1. A Related ‘Did You Know’ (with a twist):
Did you know that some graveyards have official maps to help you find specific plots? They’re not just for visitors, though. Turns out, a surprisingly large percentage are requested by teams of pallbearers who swore they knew the way. Probably should have sprung for the GPS-enabled coffin. It’s got Bluetooth, can even play “Highway to Hell.”… but definitely not GPS.
Why this works: It builds on the “lost” aspect of the joke, introduces the idea of official graveyard maps and makes the audience think this might have helped our lost coffin carriers. The punchline adds a darker humor with music.
2. New Joke Idea:
I saw six pallbearers leaving a cemetery. One of them looked incredibly frustrated. I asked what was wrong. He said, “We’re going to have to carry this thing back again tomorrow. We accidentally buried it on top of a really good wi-fi signal.”
Why this works: It continues the theme of the pallbearers and graveyard, and subverts expectations. We expect them to be frustrated for serious reasons. Instead, it’s a darkly humorous reason, playing on modern digital dependence.
3. A Witty Observation:
Carrying a coffin through a graveyard twice in one day? That’s not just losing the plot; that’s a rewrite! Maybe they should have gone with a paperback version.
Why this works: It continues the literary metaphor (“plot,” “rewrite,” “paperback”) and relates it to the original situation.
Hopefully, those tickle your funny bone!