A lonely traveling salesman finally decides to treat himself, so he visits a brothel on the outskirts of town. The madam sends him upstairs with a lady who looks stunning—curves in all the right places, full lips, legs for days.
They get to the room, the man takes a seat on the couch and she says with a coy smile, “Give me a minute to get comfortable.”
She sits on the bed and pops off a leg. “That’s my prosthetic.”
He raises an eyebrow but says nothing.
Then she peels off her wig. “Alopecia. But it’s a great lace front, hm?”
He’s getting a little nervous now, but still has an open mind.
Next, off come the eyelashes, the padded bra, even one of those adhesive silicone buttocks.
His impatience is growing unbearable.
Finally, as she starts unlatching her dentures, he throws his hands up in frustration and shouts:
“Listen, sweetheart, when you get to the part I came for, just throw it over here!”
Joke Poo: The Art Appraiser
An eccentric millionaire, renowned for his bizarre art collection, decides to commission a portrait. He hires a world-famous, notoriously picky art appraiser to critique the final piece.
The artist spends months crafting the painting, pouring his heart and soul into every brushstroke. Finally, with trembling hands, he unveils it to the millionaire and the appraiser.
The appraiser, a man draped in scarves and radiating pretension, stares intently at the canvas. He circles it slowly, puffing out his cheeks, stroking his beard, and making theatrical “hmms” and “ahhs.”
He then pulls out a magnifying glass and examines the texture, the color palette, the brushstrokes – everything. He sighs dramatically.
He then reaches into his bag and pulls out a small squeegee. He carefully scrapes away a layer of glaze. “Hmmm.”
He then pulls out a tiny sandblaster and meticulously removes some texture from the background. “Aha!”
Next, he pulls out a miniature chisel and carves away a portion of the canvas, revealing the bare linen beneath. “Interesting…”
The millionaire is beside himself with anticipation, nervously chewing his fingernails. The artist is pale, convinced his masterpiece is about to be torn to shreds.
Finally, as the appraiser reaches for a blowtorch to begin melting away sections of the paint, the millionaire throws his hands up in despair and shouts:
“Listen, when you get to the part where it’s worth something, just shout it out, alright?!”
Alright, let’s break down this joke and see what comedic gold we can extract and enhance.
Joke Dissection:
- Premise: A lonely traveling salesman, driven by desire, seeks solace in a brothel.
- Setup: The initial description of the “lady” is highly idealized, creating a significant expectation.
- Twist/Reversal: The gradual reveal of artificial enhancements and prosthetics systematically dismantles the idealized image.
- Punchline: The salesman’s frustrated outburst reveals his primary motivation (sex) and his desperate acceptance of anything resembling it, creating humor from the contrast between his initial expectation and the reality. The punchline is also funny because it implies the ‘part he came for’ is also detachable.
- Humor Type: Situational irony, unexpected reveal, and a touch of dark humor. It also subtly comments on societal beauty standards and male desire.
Key Elements & Factoids for Enrichment:
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Prosthetics & Enhancements: The joke hinges on the gradual reveal of artificial body parts.
- Factoid: The earliest known prosthetic dates back to Ancient Egypt, around 950-710 BC. It was a big toe, made of wood and leather, found on the foot of a woman!
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Alopecia: The joke uses alopecia (hair loss) as a source of deflating the initial image.
- Factoid: Studies show that stress, diet, and other lifestyle factors can have a bigger impact on hair loss than genetics in some cases.
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Traveling Salesman: This is a classic comedic trope.
- Factoid: Before the internet, traveling salesmen were vital to connecting rural areas with goods and services. They were often portrayed as lonely figures in American folklore, sometimes preying on vulnerable women.
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The Brothel Setting: This contributes to the initial expectation and the eventual ironic deflation.
- Factoid: Nevada is the only state in the U.S. where prostitution is legal, but only in licensed brothels, and only in certain counties.
Enhanced Humor Creation:
Option 1: Witty Observation
“The real tragedy of the pull-apart tart isn’t the loss of illusion, it’s the existential dread of realizing your ‘natural beauty’ might just be meticulously curated prosthetics and a really good lace front. Makes you wonder if that ‘organic’ tomato at the farmer’s market has silicone buttocks too.”
Option 2: Revised Joke
A lonely software engineer, tired of coding, decides to treat himself. He logs onto a dating app and finds a profile with a woman described as “stunning – optimized for connection, responsive, and highly available.”
They meet for coffee. She arrives, takes a seat, and says, “Just a sec, installing updates.”
She then peels off a VR headset. “That’s my enhanced reality interface.”
He raises an eyebrow, taking a sip of his soy latte.
Next, she pops out a contact lens. “That’s my hyper-acute vision module. Didn’t want to scare you with my regular glasses.”
He’s getting a little nervous.
Finally, she reaches for her phone. “Now, let me disable the auto-tune and filter algorithms on this vocalizer…”
The engineer throws his hands up. “Look, if you’re going to use AI to generate the personality I came for, just beam it directly into my brain!”
Option 3: ‘Did You Know?’ (Delivered with Comedic Timing)
“Did you know the earliest known prosthetic wasn’t a leg or an arm? It was a toe! Which, if you think about it, makes that traveling salesman joke even darker. He might have literally been asking for a toe.”