History Quotes / DontExplainTheJoke

-->-- '''[[https://twitter.com/buzzsawbuzalsky/status/1508493157318729736?s=21&t=lB49wzDg8ta7g954EV_N6Q Twitter Thread]]''' about a joke from [[UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast Ancient Sumer]] that was LostInTranslation, showing how this trope [[AvertedTrope isn't always the truth]].

->Analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog. Nobody laughs and the frog dies.
-->-- '''Barry Cryer'''

->[[{{Pun}} You finally got into the music]]! Do you get my joke? Because your head is... [[CaptainObvious It's in the tuba.]]

->[[Wrestling/RTruth Truth]] steals the title belt [[UncleTomfoolery and he puts it in his potato sack]]. And the commentators find this hilarious. And they proceed to explain to us that R-Truth put the belt in the potato sack. --Which R-Truth has. And he starts to escape through the crowd with the potato sack with has the Intercontinental Title belt in it. And Wrestling/WadeBarrett goes after R-Truth (who has the Intercontinental Title belt in a potato sack, the commentators explain to us), and he demands the potato sack from R-Truth which has the title belt. And so R-Truth goes, "okay!", and he hands over the potato sack (which has the title belt (in the potato sack), the commentators explain to us again), and R-Truth runs away. And then Barret opens up the potato sack with the Intercontinental Title belt in it that R-Truth stole, but it's not the Intercontinental Title belt; it's a ''fake'' Intercontinental Title belt that was in a ''different'' potato sack that R-Truth also carried the ring (the commentators explain, because it is fake). And then R-Truth holds up the real Intercontinental Title belt from the real potato sack and laughs, and it's funny. And Wade Barret is left holding a fake Intercontinental Title belt from the second potato sack, because R-Truth brought a second potato sacks with a fake Intercontinental Title belt that he gave to Wade Barret instead of giving the real potato sacks with the real Intercontinental Title belt (because R-Truth still has the real one, they explain to us.)\\\
And the best moment of this is...the best moment is...Wrestling/MichaelCole starts to explain that, once this is all over, the [[Wrestling/UltimateWarrior Warrior]] is going into the Hall of Fame, and then he gets interrupted by Wrestling/BookerT who explains, ''"wait wait--He had a ''fake'' Intercontinental Title belt in a ''second'' potato sack! It was--in a '''''SECOND''''' potato sack!'' (laughs like a goon)''"'' Really. And in that moment--in that exact moment--[[ThousandYardStare you can see Michael Cole's soul die.]]

->[[http://twoevilscientists.smackjeeves.com/comics/63520/the-unfortified-fortress-pt-23/ This joke]] is funny because the Green Devil looks like he's made of Jello, and Jello rhymes with yellow. I realized I shouldn't have to say that, but I need something to fill this space.

->It's like when you tell a joke and nobody laughs. You then explain the joke and everyone goes 'oh, that's pretty clever, I guess', but they still won't laugh because you didn't tell the joke right in the first place!

->What do you mean explaining the joke ruins it? Fuck you!

->Now you and this robotic guardian can have some quality time... Yes, quality snack time! When he snacks... on you! For you... ARE the snack! Ciao!

-->-- '''[[Literature/{{Durarara}} Mikado Ryugamine]]'''

->Did you ever notice [[StockJokes how men leave the toilet seat up?]] [{{beat}}] [ChirpingCrickets] ...That's the joke.

->Jokes aren't funny if you have to explain them.

->If you have to say 'Get it?', you've ruined the joke.

->"[...] I heard all of the Pepperidge Farm servants chant in perfect unison: '''[='=]The Goldfish is here! He has come to lead us all to salvation!!![='=]''' Naturally, I figured they were all a few ingredients short of a ginger bread man (haha, get it!? Pepperidge Farm sells ginger bread men and I was making a subtle reference to that with my joke! Get it!? HAHAHAHA! THAT'S SO GODDAMNED FUNNY I COULD PUKE! HOLY BASTARD THAT RULED!)."
-->-- '''Roger Barr''', I-Mockery.com, "[[http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/goldfish/ THE GIANT GOLDFISH INVASION!]]"

->There's nothing worse than trying to explain a joke.

->Y'know, I tried to stop, but it's snow use. Get it? "snow" use!

-->-- '''[[LetsPlay/HarshlyCritical John Wolfe]]''', [[HypocriticalHumor after explaining a joke about shin guards]]

-->-- Ben ''[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation 'Yahtzee']]'' Croshaw'''

-->-- '''[[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Mikado Ryugamine]]'''

'''[=GLaDOS=]:''' ''(dryly)'' [[AC: Yes. Thanks. We get it.]]