Philo@lemmy.ca to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoMy son asked me to explain what a solar eclipse is? I said no son.message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down119
arrow-up1228arrow-down1message-squareMy son asked me to explain what a solar eclipse is? I said no son.Philo@lemmy.ca to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareLaticauda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 months ago“my kid” is more natural sounding and indicates parenthood a bit more obviously.
minus-squareSpitzspot@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoReuse of the punch line within the setup diminishes the tension. Subsequently the payoff is less effective.
minus-squareLaticauda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 months agoThe punch line is that “son” and “sun” sound the same. “my kid” isn’t a reuse of the punchline any more than “my boy” is, but it reads less awkwardly.
minus-squareDebatableRaccoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months ago“My boy” is perfectly acceptable too. Might be a regional thing but it does exactly what you said.
“my kid” is more natural sounding and indicates parenthood a bit more obviously.
Reuse of the punch line within the setup diminishes the tension. Subsequently the payoff is less effective.
The punch line is that “son” and “sun” sound the same. “my kid” isn’t a reuse of the punchline any more than “my boy” is, but it reads less awkwardly.
“My boy” is perfectly acceptable too. Might be a regional thing but it does exactly what you said.