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Date: 25 April 2007 16:15:25
We got a joke machine.
Inspired by one of his books Cambuslang created a joke machine. Well, okay, the deconstructionists amongst you will look at it and say it's just a box with some sheets of paper inside which have a joke on one side and the answer on the other, but hey deus ex machina. It's the way you do it. The jokes are all of Cambuslang's making and give quite an insight into his little life. So, here they all are:
Q: What do fishing birds eat? A: Fish.
Q: What does somersaults? A: Fish.
Q: What jumps? A: Fish.
Q: What did the red traffic light say to the red traffic light? A: Welcome to the town of Wales.
As a Rorschach test I'd rate this pretty highly. For example joke number 3 quite clearly reveals that this young lad has spent a good bit of quality time with someone who designs fish passes. Joke number 1 reveals a solid grounding in reality, an understanding of nature's food cycles, and the knack of setting up a train of expectations ready to be twisted in jokes 2 and 3 and then thoroughly mocked in joke 4. (You didn't answer "Fish" to number 4, did you? Shame on you for not guessing that one.)
But what is most puzzling is the slightly surreal and, let's face it, unorthodox, humour evinced here. Puzzling because although Dith was definitely part of his life to begin with, she left town some while back, so it's really surprising to see her impact still so prevalent. I mean, it must be that, mustn't it? Where else would he get those sort of jokes from?