My joke
I made what I thought was a fairly funny joke today, but my audience wasn’t going for it at all. Maybe I’ll get some love here.
I got a call from the front desk because there was this guy I’ve worked with who had stopped in with a question for me. His name is Scooter. The front desk called and said,
“I have a Scooter out here…”
I replied, “I have a bicycle in here.”
Dead silence. Maybe it wasn’t the most hilarious joke in the world, but it’s polite to laugh when people are just trying to add a little mirth to the otherwise dull workday, no?
One of my favorite quotes…”A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
You’re dang right your telephone caller should have laughed…laughed right out loud.
I like this sort of humor. It’s abstract, light, harmless, succinct and potentially mood-elevating. Groucho would be proud. I guess these days, you have to mention poop to get a laugh.
Skittergramps
I get a similar reaction from my wife when I tell her my “hormone” joke. What is wrong with people, anyway?
Also, when I picture the person who was transferring the call, I picture someone who looks like Amy Winehouse, twirling her hair and masticating the hell out of a monster wad of Hubba Bubba.
I laughed, and it wasn’t one of those fake courtesy laughs, it was a legit one. 🙂
I thought it WAS hilarious.
I liked it. Sounds like something I would do. When people come to my desk and say “I have a question”, I immediately answer it — before they ask
“12”
“The Constitution”
“Millard Filmore”
“Bananas”
I probably would have answered “I have a Scooter out here” with something like “Well, aren’t you the lucky one. I have to ride the bus”
Aw, it’s a cute joke.
Get in Scooter’s way somehow, block his path, and when he has to say, “Pardon me,” say, “Bush already did!”
Scooter: “Excuse me…”
You: “BUSH ALREADY- oh wait.”