What do you call a deer with no eyes?

Okay, here’s my attempt at a “Joke Poo” based on the deer joke:

Joke Poo: The Landfill Lament

What do you call a pile of old tires in a landfill?

…Rubber-ish.

What do you call a pile of old tires in a landfill that’s on fire?

…Still rubber-ish.

What do you call a pile of old tires in a landfill that’s on fire, and has a team of firefighters frantically trying to put it out?

…Still a freaking rubber-ish, alright! Get it under control!

Alright, let’s dive into this deer-lightful joke!

Dissection of the Original Joke:

• Type: Pun-based joke, relies on homophones (“eye-deer” sounds like “idea”).
• Structure: Question/Answer format. Builds upon itself by adding more absurd conditions to the deer, while the punchline remains the same.
• Humor Source: The humor arises from the unexpected wordplay, the increasing absurdity of the situation (a legless, eyeless, and… well, complete deer), and the final punchline being the unexpected crude version.
• Key Elements:
  • Deer (as the subject)
  • Missing Eyes (the initial absurd condition)
  • Wordplay (eye-deer/idea)
  • Escalation of absurdity (legless, genitals-less)
  • Profanity (the final ‘fucking’)

Humor Enrichment and New Joke Idea:

Let’s play on the “deer” element and its connection to the natural world, combined with the escalating absurdity. We’ll use a “Did You Know?” format.

Did you know?

The white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, are surprisingly adept at hiding. They can remain motionless for extended periods, even with squirrels mocking their fashion choices.

But what do you call a white-tailed deer that’s also an expert at camouflage, a master of disguise, virtually invisible, and has attended ninja school?

Still no eye-deer. Even if you’re looking deerectly at it.

However! Did you also know that if this stealthy deer had the ability to teleport itself anywhere in the universe, but, due to a tragic laboratory accident, had developed a penchant for only teleporting itself into the middle of congressional hearings about the national budget….?

Still no freaking eye-deer. And frankly, you probably don’t want to. Congressional hearings on the budget are notoriously difficult to understand, even with eyes!

Explanation of the New Humor:

• Builds on the Original: Uses the same “No eye-deer” punchline.
• Fact-Based Foundation: Mentions the real name of the white-tailed deer and its camouflage abilities.
• Escalating Absurdity: Progresses from camouflage to ninja training, then into increasingly strange scenarios (teleporting deer disrupting congressional hearings).
• Meta-Humor: Recognizes the absurdity of the joke itself by acknowledging the unappealing nature of the congressional budget meetings.
• Unexpected Twist: The last sentence is an unexpected joke that highlights the mundane and unappealing nature of the original joke and all of its additions.
• Wordplay: “Deer-ectly” to add another layer of wordplay.
• Profanity: Profanity is used in the same way as the original joke, as the final punchline.