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| In ] episode "Homer the Clown", Krusty the Clown tells Homer: "Memorize these funny place names. Walla Walla. Keokuk. Seattle." | In ] episode "Homer the Clown", Krusty the Clown tells Homer: "Memorize these funny place names. Walla Walla. Keokuk. Seattle." | ||
| In ]'s ] a character says: ""Words with a 'k' in it are funny. Alkaseltzer is funny. Chicken is funny. Pickle is funny. All with a 'k'. 'L's are not funny. 'M's are not funny." | |||
| Unresolved questions about the inherently funny words include: | Unresolved questions about the inherently funny words include: | ||
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Comedians have long regarded certain words as being inherently funny, and used them to enhance the humor of their comic routines.
In the English language, these tend to include words with the letters 'c' and 'k' in and words with the sound 'oo' and 'aa'.
For example:
- "aardvark"
- "sock"
- "pock"
- "kack"
- "kumquat"
- "rutabaga"
- "balloon"
- "bassoon"
In The Simpsons episode "Homer the Clown", Krusty the Clown tells Homer: "Memorize these funny place names. Walla Walla. Keokuk. Seattle."
In Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys a character says: ""Words with a 'k' in it are funny. Alkaseltzer is funny. Chicken is funny. Pickle is funny. All with a 'k'. 'L's are not funny. 'M's are not funny."
Unresolved questions about the inherently funny words include:
- Are there any physiological or linguistic reason known about why thes words are funny?
- Are the funny sounds the same in other languages?