It is To Laugh - by Larner

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge: 2009 Cue 11: Contrasts in humor."
Format: drabble
Genre: general
Rating: PG
Warnings: n/a
Characters: Faramir, Boromir, OC
Pairings: n/a
Summary: Humor can be subjective.



It Is to Laugh

“T’was a lady who taught her pig to sew. When asked, ‘Where is your white thread,’ she pointed to the needle the pig held and answered, ‘In the pig’s eye’.”

Faramir laughed so hard his eyes watered. “How funny!” he finally gasped to his brother.

“What about it is so funny?” the older youth asked.

At that moment a baker going by with a stack of pies slipped and fell, and the pies splattered on the ground all about the man. Faramir stepped forward to help, to find that his brother was not with him, but was instead laughing hysterically.

Comments

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I understand the joke either! But I certainly get that humor can be subjective! I like it :)

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Puns are by some considered the lowest form of humor, but I find those who like puns tend to be those who truly love language and delight in wordplay. While other people seem only to delight in slapstick. I do happen to enjoy both....

It's not the best pun I could come up with, I fear, but I thought it would demonstrate the contrast between the brothers. In 2009 I responded to this cue with quite a different story with Merry and Pippin as its main protagonists. You can find it in my drabble series "Only a Second or Two."

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Oh...the pig's eye! I get it now! *giggles*

[openidwouldwork.livejournal.com]

I don't get it. *puppy eyes* Somebody explain please?

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

The eye of the needle, belonging to the pig! the pig's eye! :)

Kaylee Arafinwiel

*highly amused*

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

When we say "In a pig's eye!", what do we usually mean? And what part of the needle does the thread go through?

Sorry--as I said, undoubtedly a rotten pun. Don't know what prompted me to try it!

[silver-trails.livejournal.com]

So that's an idiomatic expression! Thought so (g)

[openidwouldwork.livejournal.com]

... I still don't get it. But I'm not a native speaker (and a large animal vet), so don't worry about it ;)

[silver-trails.livejournal.com]

I'm not a native speaker, either. :)

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

"In a pig's eye!" is indeed an idiomatic expression that basically means "It's NOT going to happen!" at the same time it serves as a challenge to "Try and make it happen!" Again, not perhaps the best pun around, but it was the expression that hit my mind as I was trying to think of a more cerebral joke as opposed to the slapstick of the pratfall with something gooey involved.

"Think your dad will let you go?"
"In a pig's eye!"

[silver-trails.livejournal.com]

Oh! Like when the pigs fly!

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

I like both types of humour. But I like the way you contrast the two brothers through their humour.

I would probably laugh at the pie-man and then go and help. :-D

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I suspect I'd do much the same and would be stifling my amusement as I tried to help the baker rise! Thanks so!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Oh yes - the differences in character shown really well in one incident and so few words :)

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Definitely what tickles their funny bones is different! Heh! Thanks so, CW.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I can just imagine the brothers laughing at different things.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Yes, wouldn't they? They are two very different people for all they are brothers.

[nialoke]

Oh God yes, humour can be so subjective! I'd be with Faramir in this one, I love wordplay but am not much of a slapstick fan :)
This was fun, and captures one aspect of the brother's differences nicely, I think!

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you agree. Definitely different individuals for all their closeness.