When it comes to that golden question, “What’s for dinner?”, most people stand blank. Instead of resorting to the monotonous or the usual, adding a touch of humor will ease the tension and make this dinner conversation interesting.
Here are some funny responses and some tips for crafting your witty comebacks.
Exaggerate And Embellish
Explanation:
Exaggeration involves the art of taking something extremely simple and blowing it out of proportion.
This technique can make any ordinary meal sound extravagant or outrageous and bring out the humor through contrast.
Examples:
“A majestic roast chicken, fit for a king, if only it were real.”
The response is very humorous when you’re suggesting you’re serving something grand, but then you undercut it with the reality that it’s not happening.
“Dehydrated ice cubes sautéed in regret.”
There, the absurdity of the dehydrated ice cubes mixes with the emotion of regret to make a funny mental image that lightens the fact that there is no food.
Application
When you are writing your over-the-top responses, try to think of the most basic meal you could be serving up and then exaggerate it with overly descriptive language or ridiculous scenarios.
Absurdity and Surprise
Explanation
Absurdity involves making a reply that is surreal or just plain nonsensical. Much of the time, people are caught off guard by this type of humor, and it results in laughter because of its unexpectedness.
Examples
“Unicorn steak, medium-rare!”
This response is absurd because unicorns do not exist; hence, it cannot be possible to have their steak cooked.
“Air pie and wind sauce!”
This response uses whimsicality in language, setting up a ridiculous image that corresponds to nothing at all.
Apply
To put across absurdity, think about food items or their combinations that are out of this world and nobody would eat. The more absurd it is, the better!
Twist Expectations
Explanation
The speaker has to start and give a very obvious answer to the question, then tack on a twist at the end that will create an unexpected contrast between what the listener thinks he is going to say, and what is said.
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