They even wrote a song about it titled,, "A Weigh in a Manger."
Okay, here’s my attempt at a “Joke Poo,” riffing on the original:
Joke Poo: Crypto Crapshoot
The tradition of calling dips in the crypto market “buying opportunities” started with Noah.
They even wrote a song about it titled, “A Flood of Deals!”
Alright, let’s dissect this joke like we’re prepping it for a comedy autopsy.
Key Elements of the Joke:
- Historical Misdirection: The joke sets up a seemingly factual statement linking the tradition of weighing newborns to Jesus. This creates an expectation of historical or religious significance.
- Pun/Wordplay: The punchline relies heavily on the pun “A Weigh in a Manger,” replacing “Away in a Manger” (a well-known Christmas carol) with something weight-related.
- Juxtaposition: The humor comes from the incongruity of associating a solemn religious event (the birth of Jesus) with the mundane act of weighing a baby.
- Bathos: The joke delivers a sudden, anticlimactic turn from a serious historical setup to a simple, silly pun.
Comedic Enrichment Time!
Now, let’s leverage these elements and some relevant facts to create a new piece of humor.
New Joke/Observation:
Why did the wise men bring metric weights to the manger?
Because they heard the baby Jesus was going to be weighed in grams, frankincense, and myrrh-iagrams!
Humor Analysis
- Builds on the Original: The humor still stems from the nativity setting from the original joke.
- Expands the Puns It contains a play on words and refers to the gifts of the wise men.
- Additional layer: It creates a new layer of humor using “grams, frankincense, and myrrh-iagrams” while still referencing the wise men.
Witty Observation:
Did you know that accurate scales weren’t widely available until the late 18th century? So, that “A Weigh in a Manger” carol? Highly anachronistic. Probably just the shepherds estimating based on how hard they had to carry the little guy. Maybe that’s why the wisemen’s gifts were so heavy… they were hoping to calibrate the scale!
Humor Analysis
- Leverages Historical Fact: The lateness of the availability of scales creates a connection to time.
- Absurd Scenarios: The shepherds estimating weight and using the weight of the gifts to calibrate the scales further adds to the absurdity.
In Summary
The original joke is a simple pun playing on a religious theme. We dissected its core elements and used historical facts and wordplay to create additional comedic material that expands upon the original concept, layering in more puns, character roles, and absurd scenarios. The humor now flows from the incongruity of time periods with the nativity scene.