I dunno. I think it's because he's a robot or something? But that's not the point.
You have to sort of deconstruct the joke a little bit. It's funny because he's saying, "Is this a pigeon?" about something that is clearly not a pigeon. Then you can plug other things into the formula, and use the same structure to make your own jokes. So like...
[ Ami thinks for a second, then brightens. ]
Okay. This is sort of a gross example, but... Let's say this guy is a dog, and the butterfly is dog poop. Then the dog would be saying, "Is this a food?" [ She points to each element as she goes, and gives the dog a stupid-sounding voice at the end.
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You have to sort of deconstruct the joke a little bit. It's funny because he's saying, "Is this a pigeon?" about something that is clearly not a pigeon. Then you can plug other things into the formula, and use the same structure to make your own jokes. So like...
[ Ami thinks for a second, then brightens. ]
Okay. This is sort of a gross example, but... Let's say this guy is a dog, and the butterfly is dog poop. Then the dog would be saying, "Is this a food?" [ She points to each element as she goes, and gives the dog a stupid-sounding voice at the end.
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