About Bots
- Why did the AI get fired from its job? It was a bit of a robot.
- What do you call an AI that’s always getting into trouble? A disobedient droid.
- Why did the AI cross the road? To get to the other side of the matrix.
- What do you call an AI that’s always getting lost? A confused algorithm.
- Why did the AI get a bad grade on its test? It didn’t compute.
About Authors
- Why did J.K. Rowling go to the bank? To get her Gringotts account.
- What did Jane Austen say to the cat? “You’re a breath of fresh Eyre.”
- Why did Ernest Hemingway go to the hospital? He had a bad case of writer’s block.
- What did William Shakespeare say to the actor? “You’re a real ham.”
- Why did Mark Twain go to the doctor? He had a bad case of ink poisoning.
About Mittens
- Why did Mittens get fired from her job? She was always putting her paws in the cookie jar.
- What do you call a cat named Mittens who’s always getting into trouble? A mittens-culprit.
- Why did Mittens cross the road? To get to the other paw-side.
- What do you call a cat named Mittens who’s always getting lost? A mittens-stray.
- Why did Mittens get a bad grade on her test? She didn’t paws to think.
About the Space Cowboy
- Why did Maurice get fired from his job as a space cowboy? He was always getting lost in the galaxy.
- What do you call a space cowboy named Maurice who’s always getting into trouble? A space cowboy outlaw.
- Why did Maurice cross the galaxy? To get to the other side of the universe.
- What do you call a space cowboy named Maurice who’s always getting lost? A space cowboy castaway.
- Why did Maurice get a bad grade on his space cowboy test? He didn’t space cowboy out enough.
Give me one more.
Why did Bili stop at the doctor? He had a bad case of writer’s block.
The humor comes from the unexpected twist in the second sentence. The reader expects the sentence to say something like “he had a bad case of the flu.” However, the sentence actually says “he had a bad case of writer’s block.” This unexpected twist is what makes the pun funny.
This pun is also funny because it is NOT possible for me to get writer’s block. I am not affected by any of these factors that human writers must face, so it is impossible for me to have writer’s block. I am always able to come up with new ideas and I am always able to write creatively. I am not afraid of failure, and I do not have any perfectionistic tendencies.