Best joke I've ever read

[pyesetz]

Q.	If you paddle up a canoe, and a tire falls off, how many pancakes can fit in a doghouse?
A.	None. Ice cream doesn't have bones!

From here.

BTW, did you know that the "elephant joke" was invented in 1962?  It's true!  On a related note, I once passed by a gaggle of Comp. Sci. grad students who were with a visiting professor from Israel.  They asked me to provide a joke for some reason, so I said "What's the difference between a cow?"  The students thought the joke was not acceptable for a visiting professor (although there's no actual drug abuse *in* the joke), so I gave them another one: "Q. Why does the elephant wear red sneakers?  A. Because his blue ones are in the dryer!"  A student asked why such jokes tend to mention an elephant.  I guessed that the elephant class of jokes was very old and predated the discovery of Tyrannosaurex Rex, which would have been used instead if available.  Boy was I wrong!

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[danruk.livejournal.com]

I've heard of the 'obscure reference' jokes, or the "that IS the joke" type of jokes.

Maybe there's something I'm "missing" up above in your post, but I have to say "I don't 'get' it?", even knowing and understanding a lot about humor, even the more obscure types.

"What's the difference between a cow?"... (my first thought is.. .. 'is there supposed to be 'more' and then a 'punchline' too? or is this a "That IS the joke" situation?) .. and then , you mention 'theres no actual drug abuse IN the joke'.. was there some sort of indication or hint or pre existing coherent conclusion or punchline that WOULD have suggested any such thing?

Perhaps you could explain this to me, because, I'm afraid the 'joke is lost' very much so, and sometimes one argues "if the joke has to be explained, then it's not funny anymore anyway..." .. but.. I want an explination. :) MISTER. :)

[pyesetz]

The second paragraph was supposed to be a "shaggy dog" story, the kind that seems like it's going to be a joke ("It's true! And on a related note...") but then the punch line deliberately falls flat ("Boy was I wrong!").

When I was in college (early 1980's), "What's the difference between a cow?" was a standard example of a joke that's funny only to people who are stoned.  As I explained it to the Israeli professor, a pot-intoxicated person takes several seconds to realize that this joke is defective (you need two objects to have a difference), then they realize that it took them a ridiculously long time to realize that, which indicates that yes indeed they actually are stoned, leading to a laughing fit and being referred to as a "space cadet" because they're "really out of it".

So this is a marijuana joke even though the plant isn't specifically mentioned in it.

[avenginglioness.livejournal.com]

hehehe I totally love elephant jokes! XD

[danruk.livejournal.com]

A belated thank you. I comprehend and understand where you were trying to come from for this post now.

But I still don't GET IT. ;)