Last night, my partner had a bunch of people over from her PhD program. I felt a little tentative, nervous about being surrounded by such radical, political, intelligent people. I wondered if I could hold my own politically and intellectually. Turns out, I needn’t worry. Three hours, and lots of beers later, I overheard this conversation.
PhD Student #1: I have a knock knock joke for you.
PhD Student #2: Okay.
PhD Student #1: Knock knock
PhD Student #2: (long pause.) I don’t get it.
PhD Student #1: It’s a knock knock joke. You’re supposed to say ‘Who’s there?’
PhD Student #2: Ok, sorry. Who’s there?
PhD Student #1: Interrupting Cow.
PhD Student #2: What? How is that funny?
PhD Student #1: It’s not done. You’re supposed to say ‘interrupting cow who?’ Haven’t you heard a knock knock joke before?
PhD Student #2: What? I’m just supposed to know what to say? I don’t get it.
PhD Student #1: It’s a knock knock joke…Just say ‘interrupting cow who?’
PhD Student #2: Interrupting cow wh
PhD Student #1: Moo (followed by laughter)
PhD Student #2: How is that funny? That’s just stupid. Why’d you interrupt me?
I no longer felt intimidated by these soon-to-be PhDs. I just felt very……SOBER.
Tags: Add new tag, knock knock jokes, PhD Humor
April 20, 2008 at 9:39 am |
There are jokes that are ONLY funny when drunk….remember the knock-knock joke, banana, banana, banana, orange? You’ve got to be drinking or five for that one!
April 20, 2008 at 7:14 pm |
Yeah, as you saw last night, we are not that smart. We just fool the system. Thanks for opening up your house to us last night. I had a great time!
April 23, 2008 at 5:15 pm |
well if you put it this way…i say it was culturally irrelevant…i have to look out for my girl
i also agree with jeremy but unfortunately some of us are never even considered phd students…and let’s have another party so we can hear/learn some of these knock, knocks…
April 23, 2008 at 5:48 pm |
wow even I could have fit in…very cool LOL…knock knock!