# Post your favorite Knock-Knock joke!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 6, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179 "2005-06-06T18:47:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/1 "2005-06-06T18:47:12Z")

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Knock Knock

Who’s there?

Control Freak

Now, you say, “Control Freak who?”

😃

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**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/2 "2005-06-06T18:51:13Z")

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Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Interrupting Cow.

Interrupting Co-

MOOOOOO!

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/3 "2005-06-06T19:42:07Z")

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Mine is more of a full-blown scheme.

Start by building up the joke a lot.

You: “Okay, this is great. Guaranteed, this is the best knock-knock joke you’ve ever heard. You’ll love this. Okay?”  
Other: “Okay!”  
You: “Right, you ready?”  
Other: “Yeah!”  
You: “Okay, say ‘knock knock’!”  
Other: “Knock knock!”  
You: “Who’s there?”

Then you stare at them expectantly. They’ll realize you’ve turned it on them in about three seconds.

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/4 "2005-06-06T19:52:25Z")

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I told this joke on “The Skip Dewling Worst Joke Of The Morning Contest” in 1973 on a radio station up in Canada.

Knock knock.  
Who’s there?  
Ezra.  
Ezra who?  
Ezra body loves somebody sometime.  
(I lost on Friday to the guy who lamed in with "What did the bald man say when he got a comb for his birthday?)

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/5 "2005-06-06T19:57:05Z")

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> [@fishbicycle](#):
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> (I lost on Friday to the guy who lamed in with "What did the bald man say when he got a comb for his birthday?)

I’ll bite, what did he say?

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/6 "2005-06-06T20:01:49Z")

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“I’ll never part with it!”

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/7 "2005-06-06T20:04:19Z")

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> [@phouka](#):
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> Knock knock.
> 
> Who’s there?
> 
> Interrupting Cow.
> 
> Interrupting Co-
> 
> MOOOOOO!

I’ll do you one better.

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Interrupting coefficient of friction.

Interrupting co-

MUUUUU!

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/8 "2005-06-06T20:07:57Z")

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Knock knock

Who’s there?

Sam and Janet

Sam and Janet who?

\*Sam and Janet Eveningggg . . . \*

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/9 "2005-06-06T20:09:51Z")

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The most annoying one ever: (but aren’t knock-knocks supposed to be annoying?)

Knock-knock.  
Who’s there?  
Banana.  
Banana who?  
Knock-knock.  
Who’s there?  
Banana.  
Banana who?  
Knock-knock.  
Who’s there?  
Orange.  
Orange who?  
Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/10 "2005-06-06T20:32:43Z")

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> [@phouka](#):
>
> Knock knock.
> 
> Who’s there?
> 
> Interrupting Cow.
> 
> Interrupting Co-
> 
> MOOOOOO!

A warning to everyone: If this is the first time you’ve heard this joke, you may think it exceptionally funny. However, if you go out to a bar tonight, once you get really good and drunk, you _do not_ need to tell it to every, single person in the bar. Unlike…errr…a friend of mine did.

Yes, “a friend”…that’s plausable.

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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/11 "2005-06-06T20:34:48Z")

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> [@Max Torque](#):
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> Mine is more of a full-blown scheme.
> 
> Start by building up the joke a lot.
> 
> You: “Okay, this is great. Guaranteed, this is the best knock-knock joke you’ve ever heard. You’ll love this. Okay?”  
> Other: “Okay!”  
> You: “Right, you ready?”  
> Other: “Yeah!”  
> You: “Okay, say ‘knock knock’!”  
> Other: “Knock knock!”  
> You: “Who’s there?”
> 
> Then you stare at them expectantly. They’ll realize you’ve turned it on them in about three seconds.

YES!! My favorite joke of all time!! Three cheers, Max.

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/12 "2005-06-06T20:38:20Z")

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Knock knock.

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**Author:** ![La\_Llorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@La\_Llorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Llorona)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/13 "2005-06-06T20:38:52Z")

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> [@Anaamika](#):
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> Knock-knock.  
> Who’s there?  
> Banana.  
> Banana who?  
> Knock-knock.  
> Who’s there?  
> Banana.  
> Banana who?  
> Knock-knock.  
> Who’s there?  
> Orange.  
> Orange who?  
> Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?

**Anaamika** , I was just going to post that one! Creepy, I tells ya…

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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/14 "2005-06-06T20:39:00Z")

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Who’s there?

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/15 "2005-06-06T20:39:19Z")

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> [@JKellyMap](#):
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> YES!! My favorite joke of all time!! Three cheers, Max.

And a [great variation](http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=991207)…

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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/16 "2005-06-06T20:43:58Z")

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> [@tracer](#):
>
> Knock knock.

Who’s there?

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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/17 "2005-06-06T20:45:19Z")

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Knock, knock.

_Who’s there?_

Eskimo Christians and Italian.

_Eskimo Christians and Italian who?_

Eskimo Christians, and Italian no lies.

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**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/18 "2005-06-06T20:50:30Z")

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It’s my favorite, because I came up with it myself when I was a teen:

_Knock knock_

- Who’s there?
- Dr.

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**Author:** ![Stonebow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/19 "2005-06-06T20:50:30Z")

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One I learned from my 3 year old:

Knock, knock.

Who’s there?

UNDERWEAR!  
That’s it. It’s funnier than you’d think.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-knock-knock-joke/307179/20 "2005-06-06T20:51:28Z")

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> [@pinkfreud](#):
>
> Knock, knock.
> 
> _Who’s there?_
> 
> Eskimo Christians and Italian.
> 
> _Eskimo Christians and Italian who?_
> 
> Eskimo Christians, and Italian no lies.

:stands and applauds:

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