Dick joke
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In comedy, a dick joke (British English knob joke) is a joke that makes either an indirect or a direct reference to a human penis, also less commonly used as an umbrella term for dirty jokes. The famous quote from Mae West, "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" is cited as an excellent example of a dick joke. Attitudes towards dick jokes amongst comedians vary. Some shun them. Others see them as a means of last resort, to obtain a laugh when all else fails.
[edit] Quotations
- "When in doubt, go for the dick joke." — Robin Williams
- "Shock! A knob gag." — Ben Elton
- "Here's the deal, I editorialize for 40 minutes, the last 10 minutes, we pull our chutes and float down to Dick Joke Island together, ok?" — Bill Hicks
- "You don't go to CNN for dick jokes; don't come here for hard hitting journalism." — Anthony Cumia
[edit] Further reading
- Ricky Blue. The world loves a good Dick joke. Log Cabin Chronicles. Retrieved on Error: invalid time.
- Sushi Restaurant Places Dick Joke Advertorial in The Onion. Adrants. Retrieved on Error: invalid time.
- Matt McDonald. foul language. Jokes & Comedians. Retrieved on Error: invalid time. — McDonald opines that being a "dick joke comic" is "a slander", implying that the comic has "nothing but jokes about that one topic".
