Long-form stories that need some setup.
They don’t need “bake at 450 degrees during a blood moon cycle while swinging a shrubbery” preparation, but probably need “make sure nobody’s finger is in their nose” attention.
The joke has to have at least 10 seconds of other people’s attention, probably more. If you’re from the Deep South, much more.
One day, a man goes to his priest.He rapidly starts into his confession, “Father, I’ve committed all seven deadly sins in 30 minutes.”The priest remarked, “Wow, I definitely need to hear this!”He continued, “I was angry and envious of my neighbor, so I lazily seduced his wife, then ate all his groceries and didn’t share.”“You […]
A businessman tells his friend his company is looking for a new accountant.His friend asks, “Didn’t your company hire a new accountant a few weeks ago?”The businessman replies, “That’s the accountant we’re looking for.” A woman went to the doctor who told her she only had six months to live.“Oh, no!” said the woman. “What […]