Is this funny? (Derren Brown joke)

cleanbluesky · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:28

Saw this on B3ta front page this morning and thought it was hillarious, shown it to three people so far and nothing but head scratching... am I the only one that find this funny?

Gooner14 · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:29

Rich_L · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:29

A profound :/ from me I'm afraid.

Jumpingmedic · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:31

I get it, but can't say I find it particularly funny.

For those that don't get it the sign says "refuse tip" so the driver refused the tip.

Gilly · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:31

No.

Jumpingmedic said:
For those that don't get it the sign says "refuse tip" so the driver refused the tip.

How would someone not 'get' that 'joke'?

tom_e · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:31

There are many words for that and funny is not one of them

fatiain · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:32

Ummmm, right.

Sic · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:32

ugh. a wry smile. but it took a while to figure out what was going on.

Rotty · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:32

sorry no

Whitewater · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:34

It's funny.

cleanbluesky · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:35

Jumpingmedic said:
I get it, but can't say I find it particularly funny.

For those that don't get it the sign says "refuse tip" so the driver refused the tip.

That aint the joke - the idea is that DB is a smooth psychological illusionist, and is poised to show us his latest trickery...

However, his latest piece of smoothness is in fact a very innapropriate and simple ploy that anyone could manage. The humour is compounded by the fact that he is rather smug about his ploy, despite having only managed to blag himself a trip to the rubbish dump for an amount of cash that anyone would have to pay

Whats even more hilarious is that Derren is pulling those mystical faces and hand positions in every square he is in...

Inquisitor · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:35

:/

You're on your own there mate.

Jumpingmedic · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:37

Gilly said:
No.

How would someone not 'get' that 'joke'?

No idea. But the OP implied his friends didnt get it so I spared anyone here who didn't get it the embarrassment of having to ask.

Belmit · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:38

Genius! I chuckled.

cleanbluesky · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:39

Jumpingmedic said:
No idea. But the OP implied his friends didnt get it so I spared anyone here who didn't get it the embarrassment of having to ask.

you didn't get it either...

cleanbluesky · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:39

There seems to be a trend here that the majority are scratching their heads... yet a minority find it funny

ste_bla · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:41

Please someone explain it to me!

Sic · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:43

ste_bla said:
Please someone explain it to me!

cleanbluesky said:
the idea is that DB is a smooth psychological illusionist, and is poised to show us his latest trickery...

However, his latest piece of smoothness is in fact a very innapropriate and simple ploy that anyone could manage. The humour is compounded by the fact that he is rather smug about his ploy, despite having only managed to blag himself a trip to the rubbish dump for an amount of cash that anyone would have to pay

Whats even more hilarious is that Derren is pulling those mystical faces and hand positions in every square he is in...

Nitefly · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:43

cleanbluesky said:
There seems to be a trend here that the majority are scratching their heads... yet a minority find it funny

I think that you are looking for humour past the intended joke.

Whitewater · 16 Feb 2006 at 11:44

ste_bla said:
Please someone explain it to me!

CBS pretty much summed it up.

Edit: Gah! Beaten to it.

Is this funny? (Derren Brown joke)

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