Does anyone get this joke?

[mike1491]

A lady was walking past a pet store when a parrot said, "hey, lady! You're really ugly!" The lady was angry, but she continued on her way.

On the way home, she passed by the pet store again, and again, the parrot said, "hey, lady! You're really ugly!" Furious, the lady stormed into the store and threatened to sue the store.

The store manager apologized profusely and promised he would make sure the parrot didn't say it again.

The next day, she deliberately passed by the store to test the parrot.
"Hey, lay!" it said.

"Yes?"

"You know..."

I've read this joke over and over and I still don't get it. Is there anyone here who does?

 

[Beachguyj]

The parrot is telling her that she knows she's ugly without getting the store in trouble. That's the concept of the punchline on the joke.

 

[MTLDude]

The joke implies that a) the parrot understood what he was saying, and b) that the store owner had some measure of control over what the bird was saying (he "reasoned" with the parrot)...

and, if I might add, it is not a very good joke...

 

[mike1491]

The parrot is telling her that she knows she's ugly without getting the store in trouble. That's the concept of the punchline on the joke.

That's what I got from it too but I didn't think that was the punchline because it's not really funny.

The joke implies that a) the parrot understood what he was saying, and b) that the store owner had some measure of control over what the bird was saying (he "reasoned" with the parrot)...

and, if I might add, it is not a very good joke...

No it isn't.

 

[frankfrank]

What do you call a group of male escorts and prostitutes?

Peter Sellers.

 

[mike1491]

What does a gay man and an ambulance have in common?

They both get loaded in the rear,and go woo woo woo.

Now that's a funny one!!

 

[Beachguyj]

That's what I got from it too but I didn't think that was the punchline because it's not really funny.


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It's an insult joke. It's not hilarious, but it's amusing.

It depends on your sense of humor.

as a skit or as a cartoon with Gilbert Gottfried's voice it could be very funny.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

stooopid woteva it is

but maybe they hit it off ans parrot ans lady go sunsettins

there go

thankyou

 

[jensu846]

what is it called when Muhammad Ali has diarrhea?

Ally Sheedy.

 

[mike1491]

It's an insult joke. It's not hilarious, but it's amusing.

It depends on your sense of humor.

as a skit or as a cartoon with Gilbert Gottfried's voice it could be very funny.

I don't even see how it's amusing really.

 

[Beachguyj]

I don't even see how it's amusing really.

Have people told you that you don't have a good sense of humor?

Do people find you funny at all?

My sister is not good at getting jokes, even after they are explained. She's not the funny one in the family, I am.

 

[lambdaboy]

When I was 8 years old there was a pet shop around the corner from me. Besides all the usual stuff the owner had a pet Minor Bird. One day I was buying fish food an a pretyy lady came in and the bird said Hey Babe you got a hot ass and she slapped the oner in teh face and left I swear its true grin.

 

[freefall]

Not a very good one, but the bird's implying the lady already knew it would call her ugly. Simple as pie.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

guy sit down ans start a think
but othda guy no can think
ans both wait fa nothink
wot busy plantin both thinks

ha

wot this?
$ dunno it movin $
# coor got one thems #
coor yea

ha

thankyou

 

[mike1491]

Have people told you that you don't have a good sense of humor?

Do people find you funny at all?

My sister is not good at getting jokes, even after they are explained. She's not the funny one in the family, I am.

Yeah, whatever.

 

[HunterM]

I don't get the joke.

The next day, she deliberately passed by the store to test the parrot.
"Hey, lay!" it said.

What's a "lay"?

 

[LaughOutLoud]

There is no joke to be had.

It fails. Across the board.

 

[mikey3000]

I thought it was funny. It implies that birds really are smart and have a mind of their own. Maybe the lady really was ugly. Now wouldn't that be funny?

 

[Beachguyj]

The church service was under way and they pasted the collection plate. When the preacher saw a $100.00 bill in the collection plate, he stop the service and announced "who ever put the $100.00 bill in the plate please stand up". A gay man stood up and said "I did". The preacher told him "since you put that money in the plate I would like to let you pick out three hymns." Excitedly, the gay guy said, "well I'll take him and him and him.

 

[bw92116]

Minah bird, not minor bird.