Perfect Example of Strange Husband Joke
Many people emailed me about my post on my husband’s odd sense of humor to tell me that I’m not alone. It was nice to learn that other spouses and significant others out there tell bizarre, show-stopper jokes. (By “show-stopper,” I mean, socially all’s going well, then your husband tells a joke, which causes an abrupt silence and everyone sits there looking around confused and nervous for 2-3 minutes.)
This happens nearly EVERY time my husband tells a joke. Fortunately, reactions to my husband’s jokes are highly amusing to watch, so I no longer need a husband with a funny sense of humor. Mine has a sense of humor that does funny things. It’s almost the same. My standards sound low? Well, that’s because they are. (But they used to be much higher, so ha, I told you.)
By the way, yes, my husband knows all about this, and if he reads this post, trust me, it’ll make him proud and not embarrassed in the least. He even has a joke about his jokes: The ones that really confuse people are “Level 7.” The ones people laugh at are “Level 1.” (He jokes that this means Level 1 are just easy to understand, whereas Level 7’s are much funnier, so much harder to understand. Now, that joke is funny.)
Since my last post on this topic, I’ve been waiting for a good example of one of his jokes. Today, the perfect “joke” surfaced. Get ready:
I read a scary article about stocking up on food (basically that people in the US should due to the global market). My husband LOVES Costco and bulk-buying. So, I emailed him and said, “Hey, look at this scary article. Maybe we should get some extra food at Costco every weekend for a while, like canned stuff, rice, etc.”
His response (verbatim): “Yes, also we should get a small house in Central America. It’s not expensive there, and we could go if there is a crisis in the weather. If not, we can sell it when the prices rise.” (Seem confusing? Not at all funny? I’m right there with ya.)
April 28th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Wait, doesn’t you MIL want you to buy a house somewhere? Could he be poking fun at that?
April 28th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Hm. That’s very insightful. Yes, perhaps he is trying to poke fun at that.
By poking fun, you mean trying to be funny, right? Does this mean you thought the joke was funny? I suspect no, but am highly curious to learn for certain.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Um, no. Not funny. Had you not proceeded it with the disclaimer, I would have thought he was serious. Because, it’s is kind of a good idea…
April 30th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
LOL! Actually, that ‘buying a house’ thing is really funny. But then, my brothers both have senses of humor just like your hubby’s, and they’re both engineers. So maybe I’m just used to it. …Come to think of it, my own hubby and your hubby could have a laugh-fest together. I call it ‘intellectual’ humor. Politely.
May 27th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I dunno, that sounded funny to me, and it’s the kind of thing that I or my boyfriend or a number of our friends might say as a joke. Makes sense to me! Perhaps the problem is that he has a bit more of a ‘dry’ sense of humour? We’re Australian, and a lot of Australians are like that.