an investi-gator
what do call an alligator that is wearing a vest
an in-vest-igator
what do call an alligator that puts money into financial schemes
an invested-gator
what do call an alligator that is filled with insects
an infested-gator
Okay, here’s my attempt at a “Joke Poo” based on the alligator jokes, titled “Joke Poo”:
Joke Poo:
What do you call a slug that runs a dating app?
A… snail-able!
What do you call a slug that’s always complaining?
A… wail-able!
What do you call a slug that’s extremely easy to injure?
A… flail-able!
What do you call a slug that never goes on vacation?
A… trail-able!
Explanation of changes:
- Character Change: Alligator is replaced by “Slug.”
- Core assumption The word play is still based on a root word. The word invest is replaced with the word wail.
- Structure Maintained: The “What do you call…?” setup followed by a pun on a word that sounds similar to a job title /descriptor.
- Type of humor: Pun-based humor is the same
Alright, let’s dive into the alligator joke!
Joke Dissection:
- Structure: It’s a classic setup-punchline format, relying on a pun. The setup asks “What do you call an alligator who…”, followed by a characteristic/role, and the punchline twists that role into a pun using “gator.”
- Humor Source: The humor stems from the homophone (words that sound the same) connection between “gator” and suffixes/prefixes that relate to the characteristic/role in the setup. “Investi-gator” for detective, “In-vest-igator” for vest wearing, “Invested-gator” for financial schemes, and “Infested-gator” for filled with insects.
- Key Elements: Alligators, Puns, Wordplay, Job roles/qualities
Comedic Enrichment & New Humor:
Let’s leverage the elements to create something new, using facts about alligators:
New Joke:
Why was the alligator always invited to the shareholder meetings of the real estate company?
Because he was a land-developingator!
Why it works:
- Maintains the setup-punchline structure.
- Uses an alligator’s natural behaviour. Alligators are known to make ‘gator holes’, depressions in the ground that fill with water which benefit other species, effectively developing the land.
- Continues the pun-based wordplay, combining “developer” with “gator.”