# It's almost too good not to share

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 29, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552 "2011-08-29T23:04:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/21 "2011-08-30T04:29:41Z")

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Who’s there?

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/22 "2011-08-30T04:47:15Z")

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Cows

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**Author:** ![The\_Doughnut\_Thief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Doughnut\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Doughnut_Thief)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/23 "2011-08-30T04:50:32Z")

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Cows who?

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/24 "2011-08-30T05:04:24Z")

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No, Cows “Moo,” silly!

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/25 "2011-08-30T05:06:14Z")

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And the series starts with this one:  
_I’m tired so I"m just gonna go with it_

Knock knock

Who’s there?

Who

Who, who?

Are you an owl?

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/26 "2011-08-31T15:53:45Z")

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> [@cmyk](#):
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> Alright. Knock knock… (I just delivered this one to my daughter and her friends on her 13th bday, it was a hit.)

Who’s there? 😃

And I thought this was only funny to a 4 year old…

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**Author:** ![Ura-Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/27 "2011-08-31T18:30:13Z")

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The only funny knock-knock joke is the ‘Interrupting Cow’ one, and variants thereof. It’s a scientifically proven fact.

Though the Philip Glass one may just be an exception . . .

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In 4e, it’s an ‘Opportunity Action Cow’, of course.

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**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/28 "2011-08-31T18:55:45Z")

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> [@Ura-Maru](#):
>
> The only funny knock-knock joke is the ‘Interrupting Cow’ one, and variants thereof. It’s a scientifically proven fact.
> 
> Though the Philip Glass one may just be an exception . . .
> 
> –  
> In 4e, it’s an ‘Opportunity Action Cow’, of course.

I didn’t get the Philip Glass one. ☹

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**Author:** ![Ura-Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/29 "2011-08-31T20:01:42Z")

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[Philip Glass](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imbwn6iVryQ) is famous for writing very long musical pieces which and uncultured philistine might be forgiven for assuming he was just noodling. For 20 minutes.

IF TIME\<= (20 minutes)

THEN  
[INDENT]dadadadaDADAdadaddadaDADADAdadada(chord change)dadadaDADADADA(chordchange)dadadadadaDADADADADAdadadada(chordchange back to first chord)dadadada da da da da DADADADA!! da da (chordchange)[/INDENT]

ELSE  
[INDENT]da da da DA . . . DA . . . da . . . da . . . da . . . (wait for it) da.[/INDENT]

Knock in this case being and acceptable substitute for ‘da’

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Basically, the type of music that would be suitable for the soundrack for a documentery about the universe. Written by a new age philosopher who’s absolute lack of understanding in regards tophysics in no way prevents him or her from building thier entire worldview around it. Or an Audi commercial.

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**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/30 "2011-08-31T20:35:36Z")

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-stealing the OP for my stepson’s FB page, lol!

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**Author:** ![carlotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/31 "2011-08-31T22:11:28Z")

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The joke in the OP was a huge hit with my kids. Thank you! I am cooler in their eyes, at least for the next few minutes.

The youngest (my five year old) was inspired to initiate his own knock knock joke:

Him:“Knock Knock!”

Me: “Who’s there?”

Him: “Banana!”

Me: “Banana who?”

Him: “Banana joke!”

He’s very meta, my five year old

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**Author:** ![The\_Doughnut\_Thief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Doughnut\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Doughnut_Thief)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/32 "2011-08-31T23:07:53Z")

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> [@carlotta](#):
>
> The joke in the OP was a huge hit with my kids. Thank you! I am cooler in their eyes, at least for the next few minutes.
> 
> The youngest (my five year old) was inspired to initiate his own knock knock joke:
> 
> Him:“Knock Knock!”
> 
> Me: “Who’s there?”
> 
> Him: “Banana!”
> 
> Me: “Banana who?”
> 
> Him: “Banana joke!”
> 
> He’s very meta, my five year old

I am a fan

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/33 "2011-09-01T02:10:51Z")

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> [@carlotta](#):
>
> The joke in the OP was a huge hit with my kids. Thank you! I am cooler in their eyes, at least for the next few minutes.
> 
> The youngest (my five year old) was inspired to initiate his own knock knock joke:
> 
> Him:“Knock Knock!”
> 
> Me: “Who’s there?”
> 
> Him: “Banana!”
> 
> Me: “Banana who?”
> 
> Him: “Banana joke!”
> 
> He’s very meta, my five year old

OK, so then you tell that one about three to four more times, following with:

Knock knock

Who’s there?

Orange

Orange Who?

Orange you glad I didn’t say banana again!?!

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/34 "2011-09-01T02:24:04Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> My all-time favorite:
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> Knock knock  
> Who’s there?  
> Knock Knock  
> Who’s there?  
> knock knock  
> Who’s there?  
> knock KNOCK  
> Who’s there?  
> Knock Knock  
> Who’s there?  
> _Knock knock_  
> Who’s there?  
> **knock knock**  
> Who’s there?  
> Phillip Glass
> 
> eta: I’m totally stealing the OP joke for my repertoire.

This has been my favorite KK joke for ages. (I was a classical pianist wanna-be many moons ago.)

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/35 "2011-09-01T02:33:50Z")

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> [@Ura-Maru](#):
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> [Philip Glass](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imbwn6iVryQ) is famous for writing very long musical pieces which an uncultured philistine might be forgiven for assuming he was just noodling. For 20 minutes.

The uncultured philistine would be forgiven because most classical musicians (in my experience) feel the same way.

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**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/36 "2011-09-01T02:36:31Z")

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An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar. The bartender looks at them and says “What is this? Some kind of joke?”

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**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/37 "2011-09-01T02:53:21Z")

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Knock knock

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**Author:** ![Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/38 "2011-09-01T02:57:51Z")

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Who’s there?

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**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/39 "2011-09-01T03:05:38Z")

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What cheese do you use to entice a bear?  
.  
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.  
.  
.  
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Camembert. 😃

> [@carlotta](#):
>
> The joke in the OP was a huge hit with my kids. Thank you! I am cooler in their eyes, at least for the next few minutes.
> 
> The youngest (my five year old) was inspired to initiate his own knock knock joke:
> 
> Him:“Knock Knock!”
> 
> Me: “Who’s there?”
> 
> Him: “Banana!”
> 
> Me: “Banana who?”
> 
> Him: “Banana joke!”
> 
> He’s very meta, my five year old

That reminds me of when my daughter was 3 or 4 (she did this for a while) and liked to tell this joke:

Why did the banana go to the doctor’s?

Because it wasn’t peeling well!

Everyone always laughed, because you generally do when a toddler tells you a joke and it’s OK as toddler jokes go.

So she was encouraged, and always followed it up with ‘why did the orange go to the doctor’s?’ because it wasn’t orangeing well!’ which made people genuinely laugh because it was surreal.

It’s a good thing she only knew the names of about 12 fruits at that age.

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552/40 "2011-09-01T03:09:18Z")

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Knock knock.

Who’s there?

To.

To who?

To _whom_.

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