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Revision as of 00:26, 28 November 2002 by 213.253.40.209 (talk) (Comedians)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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."