hambox dream-lab conducts joke experiment in sociological context
I am in a white lab coat in my test lab, behind a two-way mirror. My first subjects, a group of Chinese people, enter the room. I turn on the loudspeaker.
Becky the Scientist: A Viking walks into a bar. He puts a vacuum cleaner on the counter. What does the bartender say?
Group of Chinese People: {stone-faced silence.}
The group is ushered out. I call in the Lithuanians.
Becky: A Viking walks into a bar. He puts a vacuum cleaner on the counter. What does the bartender say?
Group of Lithuanian People: {confused Lithuanian babbling.}
And so on, with at least three additional ethnic groups. Here at Hambox Dream Labs, we tirelessly test the funny, all for you.
PS If anyone has an adequate punchline, the Labs would be happy to hear from you.
Additional news of the surreal: not to sound like a standup comedy asshole, but what the fuck is going on with that Campbell Soup commercial? A noxious-looking green bean casserole sits on a table, then an armlike pine tree bough opens the window, grabs a spoon and a big globby scoop of casserole? While a wide-eyed poppet looks on? Then the tree lights up and there’s the spoon, hanging like an ornament? What the effity eff? Tagline: “Campbell’s Green Bean Casserole — Make Some Holiday Magic.” Supposedly this commercial is supposed to be fresh n funny, but it SUCKS! {/end holiday rant}
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Photo: Camouflage Santa Hat, originally uploaded by cobalt123. Thanks for letting me use it!