spohkh | Personal Log #16 - Accidental Voice w/ Eleytheria

"I do not understand, is it not supposed to make logical sense?"

"Hmm, I am not certain. I was told that often jokes are humorous because an individual can relate to them or they remind the person of something familiar. For it not to make sense... does that not go against that theory?"

"I am uncertain. As I can see, they are filled with grammatical errors with a 'punch line' that is a misrepresentation of the language in which it is told... Do you find anything particularly 'funny' about any of these?"

"A punch line...?" [A pause.] "Well... I do not feel the desire to laugh or smile, so I suppose not. Perhaps it really is the delivery of the words that is important."

"Hmm... another test then. Knock Knock."

"Who is there?"

"Orange."

"...orange who?"

"Are you not pleased that I did not tell you another 'knock knock' joke?" [A Pause.] "That is not right..."

"...no. What relation does that have to an orange?" [Confused Eley is confused, but after a moment's silence, he'll speak up again.] "Perhaps I can try a different kind of joke..."

"Please do."

[Time passes, but soon Eley speaks again.] "I used to be a doctor, but then I lost patients."

[A pause.] "You were a doctor? And I have always known you to have an incredible amount of patience."

"...ah, no. I was not actually a doctor. That is a part of the joke. Besides that, the word 'patience' is also referring to those the doctor cares for." [Honestly though, he's realizing now how awful a joke it is.] "...death is not funny."

"Ah, I see. I believe the joke you just told is classified as a 'pun'."

"A pun... I can only see such jokes as confusing in the long-term. How can you be sure exactly what meaning a person is aiming for?"

"Perhaps it is our grasp of the lang-- hmmm... [A pause.] It would seem that my journal has been left open..."

[Oh dear.] "Does that mean everyone has been listening to our conversation?"

"That is quite possible...."

[ooc: Replies will be done by both Eleytheria and myself~ Don't be shy to poke fun at our two fail jokers.
Spock is in Green, and Eleytheria is in Blue~]

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Well...give me a moment. I need to think of one. [His brows furrow in concentration as he searches his mind for a good example. Finally he has it.]

Okay, how about this? Why did the ants dance on the jam jar? [He pauses a couple of beats before finishing with the punchline.]

Because the lid said, "twist to open". [Pause.]...The twist is a type of dance in my world. [Maybe this wasn't such a good choice.]

I am familiar with various forms of Terran dance styles... and I must admit, the 'play' on words is rather amusing.

I believe I can see the appeal. And your joke is quite... tasteful as opposed to some that I have heard today.

And it is amusing for ants to be seen performing this dance?

[Yes he has no idea whether or not ants dance or not, he can't say he's really paid much attention to them before in his world...]

Things that are out of the ordinary... that are unexpected... they can be amusing, yes?

[He grins as he addresses Spock.] I'm glad you liked it. I'm not a big fan of the more vulgar jokes myself. But like I said, everyone has different tastes.

[To Eley.] Yeah, because it's unusual and something you would never see. It's silly.

[Spock looked thoughtful for a moment...] I had always wondered as a child why my mother laughed at the things she did. I never understood it.

You mention silliness... I was told that it can help to laugh at yourself, should you do something that is considered as such. That you can find your own failings humorous.

But... how do you avoid embarrassment in that case?

People often laugh at themselves after they do something wrong or have an accident as a way to defuse the situation. If you laugh at yourself before anyone can laugh at you, then they can only laugh with you. That way you're not the thing being laughed at, just your previous actions.

It's...a little hard to explain. I hope that made sense.

I understand what you mean, Captain Rogers. However, there are some things that Vulcans refuse to take part in.

[Nope nope, he wants no part of this.]

There is a difference between someone laughing 'at' and 'with' you?

[Oh dear... somehow that just sounds like another complication to Eley. How was he supposed to know which kind of laughter they were utilising?]

It seems as thought it would be difficult to separate the two.

I'm sorry you feel that way Spock. It's really not as bad as I'm probably making it sound.

It can be at times. [Man he really has no clue how to explain all this without jumbling it up even more.]

Perhaps I lack the 'funny bone'.

[Spock said this with a small quirk of his mouth. There you have it ladies and gentleman, the Vulcan's dry humour rearing its ugly head.]

Personal Log #16 - Accidental Voice w/ Eleytheria

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