cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40397983
We all make jokes that don’t land, but sometimes we make jokes that should’ve been funny if anyone understood it.
Maybe it was too subtle, or too nuanced like a joke based off work-jargon.
Whatever it was, what joke did you say that should’ve had people in stitches but… didn’t land?
Now is your time!
I don’t have any examples of my own, but here is my favorite over explained joke from Scott Pilgrim vs The World.
Todd: Tell it to the cleaning lady on Monday.
Scott: What?
Todd: Because you’ll be dust by Monday… because you’ll be pulverized in two seconds. The cleaning lady? She cleans up… dust. She dusts.
Scott: So, what’s on Monday?
Todd: 'Cause… it’s Friday now, she’s got the weekends off, so… Monday, right?"