Fieldwork Topic # 1: The Knock-Knock Joke
Who: Naim Johnson, who’s 18 years old, and goes to Indiana University, was the lucky interviewee. He is a bio major and is trying to work his way to med school. He loves to watch and play soccer, especially with his roommate Gus, who is also interviewed.
What: The Knock-Knock joke
Naim’s joke was “Knock Knock… Whos there? Cows go… Cows go who? No stupid, cows go moo. Knock Knock jokes are like an old American pastime. All ages can join in on the innocent fun of a knock knock joke. Some jokes go right over some toddler’s heads, but even toddlers can come up with this kind of joke.
When: Naim says, he remembers these jokes starting up around the age of 9. He said he had heard them before but didn’t …show more content…
Because she didn’t have any arms! This kind of joke can be very cruel, but the fact that it is so random and unexpected, makes it a funny joke.
When: Bryce explains that this type of joke didn’t gain popularity until around age of 12 or 13. He says that the anti-joke stayed in the loop longer than many other jokes like the dad joke.
Where: Bryce heard this joke in middle school on the playground, where many jokes are told. He said that they were still popular in high school as well, but joke telling in general declined. This decline may relate to Knowledge, Feelings, and, Meanings, because the setting may not be right for that kind of joke. It may be best to save the joke for a different time, and that has to do with the knowledge portion.
Why: The anti-joke was most likely originated from a teenage boy. The unexpected aspect of these kind of jokes is basically the punchline itself. These jokes start off normal then take a dark turn, which teenage guys love. This relates to Aesthetics of Informants because you can imagine a boy telling this to one of his friends, not a sweet little girl telling it to her sister. Boys will be drawn to these kind of jokes because of the
Who: Naim Johnson, who’s 18 years old, and goes to Indiana University, was the lucky interviewee. He is a bio major and is trying to work his way to med school. He loves to watch and play soccer, especially with his roommate Gus, who is also interviewed.
What: The Knock-Knock joke
Naim’s joke was “Knock Knock… Whos there? Cows go… Cows go who? No stupid, cows go moo. Knock Knock jokes are like an old American pastime. All ages can join in on the innocent fun of a knock knock joke. Some jokes go right over some toddler’s heads, but even toddlers can come up with this kind of joke.
When: Naim says, he remembers these jokes starting up around the age of 9. He said he had heard them before but didn’t …show more content…
Because she didn’t have any arms! This kind of joke can be very cruel, but the fact that it is so random and unexpected, makes it a funny joke.
When: Bryce explains that this type of joke didn’t gain popularity until around age of 12 or 13. He says that the anti-joke stayed in the loop longer than many other jokes like the dad joke.
Where: Bryce heard this joke in middle school on the playground, where many jokes are told. He said that they were still popular in high school as well, but joke telling in general declined. This decline may relate to Knowledge, Feelings, and, Meanings, because the setting may not be right for that kind of joke. It may be best to save the joke for a different time, and that has to do with the knowledge portion.
Why: The anti-joke was most likely originated from a teenage boy. The unexpected aspect of these kind of jokes is basically the punchline itself. These jokes start off normal then take a dark turn, which teenage guys love. This relates to Aesthetics of Informants because you can imagine a boy telling this to one of his friends, not a sweet little girl telling it to her sister. Boys will be drawn to these kind of jokes because of the