I learned not to fall asleep with the mouth open on the train.
Joke Poo: Joke Fertilizer
I woke up covered in fertilizer this morning!
…I learned not to fall asleep face-first in the garden.
Alright, let’s dissect this joke. It’s a classic setup and punchline structure, reliant on misdirection and unexpected context.
Key Elements:
- Setup: The initial statement ("I was awakened with oral sex this morning!") sets a provocative expectation, suggesting a consensual and perhaps desirable situation.
- Misdirection: The shock value is built on the listener assuming the speaker is a willing participant in this act.
- Punchline: The punchline ("I learned not to fall asleep with the mouth open on the train.") completely subverts this expectation. It reveals the ‘oral sex’ was involuntary, likely due to an unwanted insect or other unpleasant entity entering the speaker’s mouth.
- Contrast: The humor comes from the stark contrast between the initially implied scenario and the actual, far less glamorous, reality. It’s a collision of the sexual and the mundane (or even disgusting).
- Social Awkwardness: There’s a strong element of social awkwardness implied. Falling asleep with your mouth open on public transport is already slightly embarrassing. Having something crawl in is exponentially worse.
Humor Enrichment:
Okay, let’s play with the "insect in mouth" element. Here’s a "Did You Know?" style observation that builds on the original joke’s premise:
Did you know?
The fear of insects in the mouth, specifically while sleeping (sometimes referred to as Orophobiaphobia) is more common than you think. In fact, studies haven’t been done to prove or disprove it. But consider this: While statistically, the odds of a spider crawling into your mouth at night are astronomically low (a myth popularized online), entomologists estimate that the average person unwittingly swallows about 430ml of insect debris every year from processed foods.
So, you might not get awakened by a full-blown "oral sex" experience on the train (thankfully!), but you’re probably consuming the equivalent of several accidental insect mouth-incidents per day in your cereal. Sleep tight!