While fighting a cold recently and hacking up half a lung, I told a co-worker that I was coughing up so much phlem that I could open up a sugar-free caramel shop.
She litereral took three more steps before stopping and saying, “EWWWWWW!!! That’s disgusting!!!”.
Any other examples of things you’ve said that took the person a few seconds before getting it?
This one borders on an intelligence test. I gained a best friend because I laughed when she told it and others just looked confused like she said most everyone did. I have found the same thing.
A chicken and an egg were laying in bed. The chicken looked over at the egg, took a drag on a cigarette, and said “I guess that answers that question.”
One of my favorites, too! Although I’ve heard it the other way: the chicken looking angrily at the egg and sayind “Well, I guess that answers *that *question!”
A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel down his pants. The bartender says “Hey! Do you know there’s a steering wheel down your pants?” “Arr,” says the pirate. “It’s driving me nuts.”
Told it to my maths class. There was a 2-second delay before everyone started laughing, and some people just never got it. :dubious:
Two guys walk into a bar; the third one ducks.
My own unscientific tests have it at about a 1:3 ratio of people who get it (though I’d expect much higher from this crowd).
Smoker: Doc, I’m having trouble applying the nicotine patch you prescribed last week. Doctor: It’s easy. You just peel off the back and stick it on. S: Ok, but do you remember you said to put on a new one every 6 hours? D: That’s right. S: Well, I’m running out of room.
Old Italian guy comes to America and wins the lottery. He decides to have a beautiful mansion built. He tells the builder he wants a statue in every room.
So the mansion is finally completed. After months of scouring the world, the statues are all put in place.
The old Italian guy walks in, looks around and goes into a rage. “Ima tell you I wanna da statue in every-a room-a. I look around I no see-a no statue!”
The builder says, “What are you talking about? I’ve gone to the ends of the Earth and found original Picassos, DaVincis, and all the other statues that are considered to be the most beautiful in all the world!”
The old Italian guy says, “No! No! I’m a-lookin’-a for a STATUE!” (mimes the dialing of a phone and holds his hand up to his ear) “Hello! Statue?”