"So did you hear about that accident on the M1? Apparently a prison van collided with a cement mixer and everyone escaped; police say they're looking for hardened criminals."
I was glad I was on mute for the Dad-Joke Wars on the Virtual Coffee Break today. There was suddenly a terrific tumbleweed moment, in which absolutely nothing happened at all - and I happen to find those moments very funny. So I chortled away silently behind my screen.
"Yes well that reminds me of the sailors who accidentally got covered in red and purple paint," contributed the next contender, "...Marooned."
Some eye rolls and groans. But we were not done.
"Arnold Schwarzenegger auditioned for a film about the world's greatest composers and the director asked him which one he'd like to be, and Arnold said: 'I'll be Mozart'"
There was a ripple around the chat this time. At least this one subverted expectations and led to something approaching a punchline.
"Ah very good," said someone, defeated and knowingly out of the running for King. There was another beat of silence. I listened. One second, two seconds of pause, and then:
"I suppose," (quite seriously and thoughtfully) "That that's because he was Austrian, right?"
"Who? Mozart? Yeah, I think so," said Mr Pub Quiz, in on the chat at the right moment for apposite facts.
Confusion all round was followed by a moment of beautiful realisation, as the final contestant chipped in with:
"Yeah maybe that's why Arnie chose it."
And everyone fell about.
Now that's funny. If you ask me, that's the real King of the Dad Jokes.
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