How do you escape from a failed joke?

Streeteh · 12 Dec 2010 at 15:50

Ok, this is inspired by a failed joke attempt on my part. I'm not going to claim it's the best joke ever, or even half decent nor am i going to claim it's remotely intelligent. It's very much an off the cuff remark with the attempt of bringing a bit of humour to a conversation. So anyway, the failed joke was:

Person A: What on earth do you get a Buddhist monk for a secret santa present?

Me: Fly swatter.

Person A: *looks confused*

Person B: I think Buddhists don't believe in killing so a fly swatter wouldn't be good.

Me: It was a joke!

Everyone: *Deadly silence*

I mean, come on? It's not as if i would ACTUALLY suggest a fly swatter is it?

The topic to save myself the awkwardness again in the future:
How do you claw your way out of a failed joke attempt?

*In before: Worst 'i told a joke' thread ever'*

Castiel · 12 Dec 2010 at 15:53

Streeteh said:
*In before: Worst 'i told a joke' thread ever'*

Buddists dont need flyswatters because they can pick them out of the air with chopsticks......

Grasshopper...

doofer · 12 Dec 2010 at 15:56

You get your coat (Whether you have a coat or not, you still go get it.)

Tom0 · 12 Dec 2010 at 15:57

Just shrug it off and call everyone else miserable ********.

Streeteh · 12 Dec 2010 at 15:57

doofer said:
You get your coat (Whether you have a coat or not, you still go get it.)

Forget coat on night out
Tell bad joke
????
Profit!

yhack · 12 Dec 2010 at 16:00

You pull off a flawless subject change at the beginning of the awkward silence and they forget about the poor joke.

Dmack · 12 Dec 2010 at 16:01

'i guess i'll shut up' then they laugh and you are saved

twist3d0n3 · 12 Dec 2010 at 16:04

the only way to get out of it is to poop in your hand at throw it at people

Streeteh · 12 Dec 2010 at 16:04

yhack said:
You pull off a flawless subject change at the beginning of the awkward silence and they forget about the poor joke.

'So speaking of flies, did anyone see Geoff Goldblum on Top Gear? Zing!'

If i had a time machine, that's what i'd say. That's the hard part accounted for, now for the time machine.

twist3d0n3 said:
the only way to get out of it is to poop in your hand at throw it at people

Works well at parties.

sanaxe1 · 12 Dec 2010 at 16:28

I'm also confused can somebody explain the "joke"

Jambo · 12 Dec 2010 at 16:35

Best 'do you think my joke is funny' thread ever.

No.

Streeteh · 12 Dec 2010 at 16:35

sanaxe1 said:
I'm also confused can somebody explain the "joke"

Buddhism teaches that killing any living thing is wrong. She asked what on earth she should get someone who is a Buddhist monk for a secret santa present. I said fly swatter, which is obviously used for killing flies and would be totally inappropriate.

Again, not a good joke, but once you know that part of Buddhism it surely becomes clear its an attempt at being amusing.

Jambo said:
Best 'do you think my joke is funny' thread ever.

No.

Damnation!

sanaxe1 · 12 Dec 2010 at 16:38

Streeteh said:
Buddhism teaches that killing any living thing is wrong. She asked what on earth she should get someone who is a Buddhist monk for a secret santa present. I said fly swatter, which is obviously used for killing flies and would be totally inappropriate.

Again, not a good joke, but once you know that part of Buddhism it surely becomes clear its an attempt at being amusing.

Damnation!

agh i get it now. Its like buying gloves for someone with no hands.

~>Dg<~ · 12 Dec 2010 at 16:46

drop to floor and do ten squat thrusts or cup your hand and make a weird owl noise