Joke: There is a funeral for a woman. Someone at the funeral asks the son-in-law how his mother-in-law died. He says that she died from poisoning. The other person then asks why she had so many bruises. The son-in-law states that this is because she did not want to eat. The point of the joke… Continue Reading »
Context:Context: The informant (NA) is a freshman at USC. He lives in a Filipino household and experiences all of the traditions that a family in the Philippines would have. He heard this joke from both his peers and his family. The piece was performed on an online conference through a Zoom meeting with the interviewer… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: One myth I heard about coronavirus is that tequila or any hard alcohol kills the virus. This is something I’ve heard not just about the virus but when you’re sick in general. It’s based on the fact that alcohol is normally a sanitizing agent so drinking alcohol would sanitize your body. The joke would… Continue Reading »
Piece: Informant: What is worse than ten dead babies stapled to one tree? Collector: I don’t know. What? Informant: One dead baby stapled to ten trees. Context: The piece was collected during a casual interview. I grew up hearing the informant telling dead baby jokes so I asked her to participate in an interview to… Continue Reading »
Piece: Informant: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? Collector: I don’t know, how many? Informant: One, but the light has to want to change. Context: The informant was sitting next to me while I was doing homework in his living room. He turned over to me and posed the joke…. Continue Reading »