'Fred, what happened to your ass?' 'Oh, the fat guy at the office sneezed on me.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A joke about a workplace accident involving a sneeze, using crude humor to highlight absurdity.
- In plain terms
- A funny story about a sneeze causing a mishap at work.
- What can you take from it?
- Humor can arise from unexpected, mundane events.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people find mundane mishaps funny?
- Where is the line between humor and offensiveness?
Another view
The joke relies on vulgar language that may not suit all audiences.
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