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Hyper-literal humour I keep coming up with

Maja

- My local bus service has an advertisement currently running that basically reads "kids travel free all August"

*I need to check if there's a limit on the number of young goats I can bring with me on a given journey. 

- Outside an opticians, they've a sign that states: "free eye test with purchase".

*Does the purchase need to be from this company?

*I'd like to buy a lens cleaning cloth please... And may I book the free eye test?

*(If it turns out there's a minimum £££): I'd like to buy these £300 designer frames please, and have my free eye test. ... I'd like a refund on these frames please"

Parents

  • Have you ever seen the Airplane movies and the Naked Gun movies? You'd love those!

    "He's been taken to a hospital!" "What is it!?" "It's a building full of patients, but that doesn't matter right now!"

    *takes a cigarette out a box* "Cigarette?" "Yes, looks like it!"

    "It says here you have a previous charge of man's laughter... that's no laughing matter." "I think that's actually "manslaughter"..."

    "Surely, you can't be serious!" "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley!"

    The Muppet Show also has a lot of hyper literal humour in it, too

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  • Have you ever seen the Airplane movies and the Naked Gun movies? You'd love those!

    "He's been taken to a hospital!" "What is it!?" "It's a building full of patients, but that doesn't matter right now!"

    *takes a cigarette out a box* "Cigarette?" "Yes, looks like it!"

    "It says here you have a previous charge of man's laughter... that's no laughing matter." "I think that's actually "manslaughter"..."

    "Surely, you can't be serious!" "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley!"

    The Muppet Show also has a lot of hyper literal humour in it, too

Children