Brevity by Dan Thompson for January 10, 2012
January 09, 2012
January 11, 2012
Transcript:
Woman: And this good luck charm is to commemorate when our turtle ran away. He's the one who took Jim's pinkie.
As a comics expert, let me break down for you why this is funny. it’s multilayered so pay attention
- It’s a satire of a TV commercial where a woman in an airport is showing off her charm bracelet.
-It’s the absurdity of buying a charm bracelet for when a pet runs away
-it’s the mental image of a turtle “running away”
-it’s the absurdity of why they would keep a turtle who bit off his owner’s finger
-It’s the imagery of a turtle biting a man’s finger off
Any other questions?