He sits down and orders a beer. The bartender pours him a pint, and says, "That'll be $10." The gorilla pays, and starts drinking. The bartender says, "You know, we don't get many gorillas in here." Gorilla says, "Well at these prices, I can see why not!"
Joke Poo: The Pigeon’s Poop
A pigeon flies into a library. He lands on the librarian’s desk and drops a sizable, uh, "deposit" right on her keyboard.
The librarian sighs, wipes it off with a tissue, and says, "That’ll be $5 for the special service."
The pigeon pays, and starts preening. The librarian says, "You know, we don’t get many pigeons in here relieving themselves on the keyboards."
The pigeon replies, "Well, at these prices, I can see why! This is highway robbery!"
Okay, let’s break down this joke.
Core Elements:
- Unexpected Patron: A gorilla in a bar is inherently incongruous.
- Ordinary Behavior: The gorilla orders a beer and pays like a regular customer, further amplifying the unexpectedness.
- Bartender’s Observation: The bartender states the obvious, setting up the punchline.
- Punchline (Price Complaint): The gorilla’s response, a complaint about the price, is unexpected and humorous because it’s a very human reaction in an animal context. It subverts the expected ape behavior and highlights a common human gripe.
Interesting Facts & Potential Angles:
- Gorilla Economics: The average silverback gorilla needs to consume around 30-40 pounds of food per day. If they had to pay human prices for that at a grocery store, they really wouldn’t be able to afford a beer!
- Gorilla Intelligence: Gorillas are highly intelligent and have been taught sign language. The joke could be funnier if the gorilla used a sophisticated vocabulary.
- Gorilla Socializing: Gorillas live in troops with complex social hierarchies. A lone gorilla in a bar could be seen as breaking with gorilla norms, perhaps on a rebellious "night out."
New Piece of Humor (Observational Comedy):
You know, that gorilla joke about the expensive beer always gets a laugh. But think about it: if gorillas did understand money and market forces, they’d probably be protesting more than just beer prices. Imagine a troop of gorillas picketing Whole Foods: "Thirty-six dollars for organic kale? We eat this stuff all day long in the jungle! Highway robbery, I tell ya!" They’d probably be better negotiators than me at least. My rent’s going up again… and I can’t even peel a banana with my feet.