The Aristocrats!

[ThatRandomGuy42]

"A talent agent is sitting in his office...."

That's how the joke typically starts. I find myself fascinated by this joke, just because of it's nature. If you have no idea what the joke is, the 'plot' usually revolves around a typical family showcasing an act to a talent agent, and the idea is to make the job as disgusting, offensive or generally grotesque as you possibly can, and must always be finished with the same punchline.

"That's an interesting act you have there, what do you call yourselves?"
And they say;
"THE ARISTOCRATS!"

So tell me, have any of you heard of this timeless joke? Better yet, who has had the guts to actually say the joke?

 

[ThatRandomGuy42]

Bump. The reason? This disappeared of the front page the second it was posted. Really.

 

[antidonkey]

There's a whole movie dedicated to this joke. It features various comedians doing their version of it. Strangely, I think Bob Saget has the nastiest version. I haven't seen it myself but it's supposed to be fairly amusing.

 

[EeveeElectro]

Oh, I thought...

I've honestly never heard that joke. Any videos of it anywhere? (don't have a clue what to search for!)

 

[BreakfastMan]

Oh, I thought...

I've honestly never heard that joke. Any videos of it anywhere? (don't have a clue what to search for!)

Here you are:

OT: Yeah, I have heard of it. Very old joke, that. I was always fascinated by it, too. I think it is mainly because the punchline of the joke is not the actual punchline of the joke, if that makes any sense.

 

[theparsonski]

Yeah, it's supposed to be anti-humour in the sense that the punchline is very short and not actually that funny after all the build up, which in turn makes that joke funny. I don't particularly like it, though I love anti-humour, my favourite examples being:

Q: Why was 6 afraid of 7?

Spoiler

A: It wasn't. Numbers are not sentient and are therefore incapable of feeling fear.

Q: What is worse than a worm in your apple?

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A: The Holocaust

Q: Why did the elephant fall out of the tree?

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A: Because it was dead.

Another good example would be the Giant Orange Head joke.

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Man walks into a bar and pauses: at the other end of the bar, there's this guy with a big orange head. Just kind of sitting there, mooning into his drink. So the man asks the bartender, "Say, what's up with the guy with the big orange head?" And the bartender says, "It's an interesting story. Buy him a drink and maybe he'll tell it to you."

So the man walks over and introduces himself and offers to buy a round. The guy with the big orange head says, "Yeah, I'll bet you want to know the story, huh?" To which the man replies, "Sure, if you don't mind."

The man with the big orange head sighs and says, "You know, I've gone over it in my mind a million times. Basically, it's like this: I was walking along the beach one day, when I stubbed my toe on something. I looked down, and there was an antique brass lamp. I picked it up and dusted it off a little -- when all of a sudden this enormous genie pops out!

"The genie thundered, 'You have released me from my ten-thousand year imprisonment, and I am in your debt. I will grant you three wishes as a token of my gratitude.'

The man at the bar is agape. The guy with the big orange head continues: "So I said, 'Wow, okay. Well, my first wish is to be fantastically wealthy.'

"The genie says, 'Your wish is granted.' And all of a sudden I have rings on my fingers and a crown on my head, and my wallet is full of money and a dozen ATM cards and the deed to a mansion in the hills -- I mean, I was loaded!

"So I said, 'Amazing! Okay, for my next wish , I want to be married to the most beautiful woman in the world.'

"The genie says, 'Your wish is granted.' And the ocean parts, and out walks this gorgeous woman in this beautiful dress, and she takes my hand and we fall in love and the genie marries us right there. It was incredible.

"The genie booms, 'You have one wish remaining.'"

The man with the big orange head pauses and sips his beer. He says, "Now, you know, this may be where I went wrong. I wished for a big orange head.

 

[Reincarnatedwolfgod]

i recommend you watch the first 2 episodes before this one if you haven't already because they are very good.

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the first time i heard the of the "joke" i was watching that. i did not get it; so i looked it up. i found out about the "joke" and heard it. it was not funny but i understand it

 

[Captain Spectacular]

The line at the end is really what made me laugh

 

[roushutsu]

First time I've heard of this joke was The Aristrocrats movie. There are some really raunchy and hilarious takes, but you become desensitized to it fairly quickly. Outside of that movie, I have rarely heard anyone tell this joke.