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53 Terrible Jokes!

2013-01-04 · list · Hank · 3:59 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Everyday life · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore, recurring series, self promotion

Hank tells 53 jokes suggested on Twitter in about four minutes, beating his previous joke-video record.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Greeting: a bunch of jokes; beating his previous record needs 52 jokes in under four minutes

  • ★★ Hank says he will tell a bunch of jokes and plans to beat his previous record, which requires 52 jokes in under four minutes. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Jokes in four minutes

00:00:10 — Fifty-three rapid-fire jokes from Twitter: small medium at large, Face of Boe, Barackoli, un oeuf, interrupting owl, Dalek, Subordinate Clauses, two whales

00:03:49 — 53 jokes in four minutes done; thanks to Twitter for the jokes; pointer to earlier joke videos; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank finishes with 53 jokes in four minutes, which he was not sure was possible. — 00:03:49 · Jokes in four minutes
  • ★★ Hank thanks everybody on Twitter for suggesting the jokes; the description says they came almost exclusively from a Twitter search. — 00:03:53 · Twitter
  • ★ Hank points viewers who want more to the several joke videos he has made over the years. — 00:03:55 · Jokes in four minutes

In the description and comments

  • ★★ In the description Hank says the Men of YouTube charity calendar is available for pre-order, benefiting next year's (2014) Project for Awesome. — video description · Project for Awesome
  • ★ In the description Hank says the jokes are not actually terrible; most are pretty funny. (playful) — video description

Humor (dominant)

  • What do you call a five-foot psychic that's escaped from jail? — 00:00:10

    “A small medium at large.”

  • Why was six afraid of seven? — 00:02:01

    “Because seven has cold, dead eyes.”

  • A horse walks into a bar and the bartender asks 'Why the long face?' — 00:02:25

    “I'm finally realizing that my alcoholism is driving my family apart.”

  • Two whales walk into a bar; one of them makes drunken whale noises. — 00:03:40

    “Man, Steve, go home. You are drunk!”

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Mentioned

Central: Jokes in four minutes

Also: People: 50 Cent · Barack Obama (“Barackoli”) · Cleopatra · Gary Numan (“Gary Newman”) · Gary Oldman · Ludwig van Beethoven · Michelle Obama

Organizations: Bronx Zoo

Groups: Nickelback

Places: Prague

Characters: Dalek · Dr. Watson · E.T. (“ET”) · Face of Boe · Sherlock Holmes (fictional detective)

Myths: Jack Frost · Santa Claus (“Santa's”)

Only in the description or credits: Men of YouTube calendar · Project for Awesome · Twitter

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