This is a collection of my anti-anti-jokes.
What are anti-anti-jokes? Well, the way I see it at least, it’s a kind of absurd humor which typically parodies regular jokes by either mixing them together in nonsensical or convoluted ways, or by starting with what looks like a joke and then devolving into chaos. Anti-anti-jokes often exploit the setup-punchline structure of jokes, which can sometimes lead to ridiculously long narratives.
The name “anti-anti-jokes” is a humorous continuation of the “anti-joke” concept, which is a kind of joke that subverts expectations by having an unexpectedly serious punchline (sometimes called an “anticlimax”). So jokes have regular punchlines, anti-jokes have serious punchlines, and anti-anti-jokes have absurd punchlines (though typically the setup is absurd as well).
Anti-anti-jokes originated in and are mostly found on the subreddit r/AntiAntiJokes, which was opened in late 2012. I posted my first anti-anti-joke in late 2018, and over the next few years I posted many more. Most of these were short and relatively uninteresting; some, however, became so long, intricate and interconnected, that they’ve earned the status of stories in my book. I’ve listed these select few here.
- "Where do you see yourself in 20 days?"
- An alcoholic walks into a bar.
- A very badly written female character walks into a hospital
- The Bart Ender Saga ⭐
- Infinitely many mathematicians walk into a bar
- 20 Jokes That'll Make You Go "Karblowza!" ⭐
- The revered Knight of Knorway walks into a modern-day restaurant
- A man is driving down the road and breaks down near a monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the door, and says, "My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night?" ⭐
- Did you hear the one about the guy who lost his quotation marks?
- A mathematician is walking in the forest when suddenly he stumbles upon the number 1.
- Why couldn't the T-Rex clap his hands?
- "Good morning, class! Today we're going to learn about the 9th letter in the alphabet."
- A horse walks into the transfinite continuum
- "Man, sure smells like updog in here."