He who laughs last, laughs best? As jokes go, this one deserves a place in the history books.
Double murderer Patrick Knight (the Insane Cajun) achieved global fame over the past month for his quest to find the funniest joke in the world and tell it at his own execution. That execution happened last night, and here is the joke:
“I said I was going to tell a joke. Death has set me free. That’s the biggest joke.
I deserve this.”
“And the other joke is that I am not Patrick Bryan Knight and y’all can’t stop this execution now.
Go ahead, I’m finished.”
From the AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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I don’t get it – can someone please ask him to explain?
I would have given it a great buildup, told it long–shaggy dog story long–and made the telling last at least half an hour. Then I’d tell them to flip the switch without ever giving the punchline.