We Are Not Amused: Failed Humor in Interaction by Bell Nancy

Author:Bell, Nancy [Bell, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2015-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

Example 5.4

01 A: why did the chicken cross the road

02 B: why::

03 A: to go to your house knock knock

04 B: who’s thHEHre?

05 A: the chicke:n

06 B: HHHthe chicken who?

07 A: (2) (laughs) NO::::! ok why did the chicken cross the road.

08 B: I don’t know why:

09 A: to go to your house. knock knock

10 B: knock knock who’s there

11 A: the chickeHEHEHEn

12 B: the chicken who

13 A: NOHOHOHOHOHO!

14 B: (laughing) I don’t get it!

15 A: oh my god. ‘kay. why did the chicken cross the road.

16 B: to get to my house

17 A: knock knock

18 B: (1) yes?

19 A: (laughing) NO! knock knock.

20 B: WHO’S THERE

21 A: the chi:cken

22 B: the chicken who

23 A: OhHOHOHOHOHO

24 B: (laughing) isn’t that what I’m supposed to say?

25 A: no not the chicken who::: (.) knock knock!

26 B: WHO’S THERE!

27 A: the CHICKE:N

28 B: oka::y?

29 A: (laughing) do you not get it?

30 B: (laughing) °no°

(…)

74 A: …and the chicken’s at your house because it crossed the road to get to your house.

75

76 B: (2) °that’s the dumbest joke [I’ve ever heard in my life.°

77 A: [(laughing) it’s a little bit funny (4) it’s a little

78 bit funny.

79 B: I don’t get it. (.) I mean I GET IT I just don’t get why it’s a joke. it’s just con

80 fusing.

81 A: exaHActly

82 B: and you’re laughing at the other person because they don’t understand it

(Retrieved 9-23-2013, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKKw-qx92_o)

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