Eddie Izzard

The setup points the reader toward 'And they aIso, not onIy had that, they had the Spartans.', then the trigger 'The Spartans were… The eIite fighters of today are based on the Spartans.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Jury’s still out on that one. Ducks, geese, all noisy bastards. They keep no snaiIs. No badgers, no stoats, no weaseI...', then the trigger 'AII very quiet.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Have you seen a boat?” ”Haven’t made them yet.” ”Well, what am I doing here?” ”Right, badgers.', then the trigger 'Badgers eat bok choy.” ”No, we don’t.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Actually, it means sun worshipping. It was sIid in behind Christianity. Christianity, ”HeIIo.” ‘Cause Christians wors...', then the trigger 'That’s what it should be about.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That’s like grass, isn’t it? Big grass, mate? ”Do you want to run it through me and Jimbo? One carefuI owner.', then the trigger '”This is insane.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'If you watch it, it’s very difficuIt to make a proper mouId and get it all working', then the trigger 'out, especially in the desert after 40 years.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is meta-humor with incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And then we turn up, human beans, five million years ago.', then the trigger 'Why the big pause, as the man in the pub said to the bear?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And that looks like an appendiX with teeth. Your appendiX very rareIy gets huge and eats the rest of your crew.', then the trigger 'But that’s it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '(WHISPERING) Forget that scene. I like the scene up tiII there, but I don’t know where it goes after that.', then the trigger 'SuddenIy a cow turned up.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Three things, big eye, big eye, fish, cat. ”It seems the orgy in the zoo continues into its seventh year.', then the trigger '”That’s what I’m guessing.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You’re in our territory! I peed and pooed all round here.', then the trigger '”I marked my territory quite cIearIy.” (MIMICKING SLAPPING) (EXCLAIMING) ”WiII you die, sir?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Some of the kids are doing stuff, but Liz and PhiI, Liz and PhiI haven’t done', then the trigger 'anything, Liz and PhiI just sat there.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Two hours Iater he comes back. ”AII right, all right. Here we are. ”AIways keep quiet.', then the trigger 'Run up a tree if you see anyone.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'AII of them. AII the fish had to be there because we know they were bad, some of them.', then the trigger 'Sharks are bad, you know?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”We are hunters.', then the trigger 'We have returned with stuff on our faces, ”having kiIIed bison and buffaIo and beavers and badgers ”and balloons, whi...' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But this… This, you have to be thinkers.', then the trigger 'You have to be thinkers out of the box or at least lid thinkers to come here.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”What eIse?” ”EIephants.” ”What are they?” ”Pigs and squirreIs. Run.” The EngIish have gone, the EngIish have gone.', then the trigger 'God, they had such a quick Ianguage.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Get our cake miX out the window! Take the booze, run! Take the Watney’s Red BarreI. I didn’t have that, no.', then the trigger 'It was more Tennent’s.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They’re so tall, they must hide behind giraffes, that’s what I’ve worked out.', then the trigger 'One giraffe is here and then the other giraffes just Iine out.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”God’s pIan has worked. The ark has made it with two of everything.', then the trigger '”And here they come, this is Noah and his famiIy first.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '(LOUDLY) ”I am in position… (SHUSHING) (SOFTLY) ”Sorry. I am in position on the roof with the briefcase. ”AII right,...', then the trigger 'I’ll assembIe it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Noah’s pIan.” ”What happened to your wife?”', then the trigger '”She got away.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '(VOCALISING) And also, the words should not be clear.', then the trigger '# ‘Cause I’m going to go to the toilet # That’s not opera.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'When I think of London, I think of the ”ondon,” the same o-n-o-n bit at the end. And we have no songs.', then the trigger 'There’s no songs.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Yeah, so not clever. I think most of the dinosaurs were not clever from what I can tell.', then the trigger 'The raptors do seem quite clever.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'If you’re very reIigious, then it’s not 4,500 miIIion years oId. It’s 6,000 years oId. One of these is not correct.', then the trigger 'Using simple logic here.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’m drowning in frogs! ”HeIp me, Mama, heIp me!” ”PuII Jimby out of the fiI… Out of the frog pit.', then the trigger '”The pit of frogs.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s still there. It makes me think there isn’t a God.', then the trigger 'I… ‘Cause I used to be an agnostic and now I’m an atheist.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You know, it’s gotta change. I think CharIie’s doing something, you know, he’s doing organic farming, he’s doing stuff.', then the trigger 'The charity he does is good.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So… I was estimating margarine, sugar. And then I just made the whole bowl and sat there watching The Sullivans, eating.', then the trigger 'And I died.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It keeps going up and down.', then the trigger 'By the fourth stomach, sureIy it’s coming up and they’re going, ”This did not need to come back up.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They’re not Hebrew squirrels and chickens.” ”They’re just with us. They’re with the band.” So, yes.', then the trigger 'So then he said… They said to him.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”We’re not used to that round here.” So, yes. He ran over to the sheep.', then the trigger '”It’s a sIow burn,” he said to the sheep.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”You can stay. And you, I like you. And you, I can smeII. ”You smeII of sandwiches.', then the trigger '”You can come, ’cause I… Rumpy-pumpy.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Move the horn around.', then the trigger '(MIMICKING MUSIC PLAYING) Caruso sings the update.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”You were always better than me at that, weren’t you? ”Weren’t you, Siegfried?” We’re not sure of the names.', then the trigger 'So the Stone Age began.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”PeopIe of Rome…” Now my young, 3-year-oId, idiot duck son will become… (QUACKING) (VOCALISING) (QUACKING) The', then the trigger 'Romans did a heII of a Iot, man.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Everyone looked a IittIe bit hangy-downy. I look a bit hangy-downy. So that was it.', then the trigger '10,000 years ago, the ice went away, going, ”Bye!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”That’s a kind of (THUD) thing. AII right, forget it, it’s too compIicated.” ”What?” ”Moo.” ”You’re mooing sheep.', then the trigger 'You must find the Spartan sheep.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is meta-humor with incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”I can see all lobsters in my way.” It really gets interesting around tool time. Tool time is…the Stone Age.', then the trigger 'That’s when it kicks off.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '(MIMICKING FLIES BUZZING) PIague of Iocusts.', then the trigger '(MIMICS LOCUSTS CHIRPING) And a pIague of frogs was one of the weirdest pIagues I’ve ever heard of.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”Oh, my God, look at that! Get that down, Kelly. Put that here! ”What are they doing? ”Don’t look at the weavers!', then the trigger 'Just move on!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Cool.” That’s it. On the very sexy computers. With, like, the Macintosh computer.', then the trigger 'I have an Apple Macintosh computer, very sort of touchy, sexy, feely.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward '”I’ll work on the Stock EXchange. Lose Ioads of money down a toilet.” And then fish fIy, fish fIy.', then the trigger 'In the sky.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And they got on well, lots of fighting.', then the trigger 'And I made… I thought, ”I’ll make some of this.” ‘Cause it just seemed really cheap.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And you don’t need anything eIse. And then there’s the Ten Commandments. Now, that’s a Iot of commandments.', then the trigger 'I think humans, we like simpIistic.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And then, if you’re religious, the religious boys, they’ve got a book.', then the trigger 'And… Some…some…some really interesting stuff in there, good stories in the book.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”We were in Asia, then Africa, now we’re in France. ”I can’t stand this.', then the trigger 'Give me the iPhone.” (EXCLAIMING) Noah, he knew about animaIs.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And the Egyptians and the Sumerians, they started it off, they started the ball roIIing about 5,000 years ago.', then the trigger 'They said, ”Come on, irrigation.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”And then I ate… And then I pooed him out. And that was nice. ”What a day.” They didn’t go to church.', then the trigger 'No dinosaur churches.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I heard a big shout. ”How does he do that? Wow, he really is the leader.', then the trigger '”Do you want to come back to my place?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Is it on hoIiday? Have they come over with pirates? Through the GuIf of Aden?', then the trigger 'And it would turn to its friends and say nothing.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Come on, where are you? How can you be Iate? It’s the Stone Age!', then the trigger '”There’s nothing to be Iate in the Stone Age for.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Christmas is when we remember Chris and how he so brilliantIy Ianded on that pagan rituaI', then the trigger 'of being born on the 25th of December.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Yes, I do. ”Yes” is affirmative. I want affirmative action but the beer is… You are the object.', then the trigger 'No, the beer is the object.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'SiX times, they could have proved it. The Russians, they weren’t getting on with the Americans at the time.', then the trigger 'So… A bit like now.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”Tiger at four o’cIock.” ”FiIm. ”No, first syIIabIe. Tie?” ”Second syIIabIe, sounds like… ”Ger.” ”Ger?” ”Ger?” ”Tiger...', then the trigger 'Tiger.” (INAUDIBLE) And then they do go.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is imitation.

The setup points the reader toward '”Just slow down, baby. Push your breasts up a bit. ”Is your sister with you? We’ll do a double panel.', then the trigger 'All right, good luck.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And then it’s… (MIMICKING TRUMPET BLOWING) And you can train a chicken to do jazz.', then the trigger 'Which I would encourage all farmers to do.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Goes around corners really well. ”All right, all right, I’ll pack up here. Shall I Hoover up before I go?', then the trigger 'I know, I know.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”We’ve got no food.” ”AII right, I’ll make you food. Sorry about that. What are you, badgers?', then the trigger 'Chicken?” (MIMICKING TRUMPET BLOWING) ”We eat nuts, man.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”I got fuII after about two mountains, you know.” You’re not gonna get through that.', then the trigger 'So he was there, and he buiIt this boat.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'The beer is coming towards me, that’s a motion towards, that’s to, so dative’s gotta be in there somewhere.', then the trigger 'Just mime me an answer.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Well, it’s good that the RoyaI FamiIy… They shouldn’t have seX with people.', then the trigger 'The idea of being commoners… We have an idea of commoners.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'And it’s stuff on everything. And you used to have arguments.', then the trigger 'How do you make… How do you make spoons, Jim, Jack, Kenny, Rogers?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They kiIIed everything. Those stripy bastards, ”they kiIIed everything, man. There’s nothing there, man.', then the trigger '”It’s all dead, all dead, it’s like a ghost ship.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'And then you say, ”You might need the poo for crops.” Well, no, the crops grow because of sunIight.', then the trigger 'Or because they want to.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Remember you’re God. So the appendiX, it sits neXt to your oesophagus your entire Iife going, ”Any grass? Is that gra...', then the trigger 'Is that grass?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '(AUDIENCE CHEERING) London! There’s only one London in the world except for all the other ones, which is really annoy...', then the trigger 'CouIdn’t there just be one?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'EngIish is good, it’s taken off because it’s such a simpIe Ianguage at its base IeveI. ”HannibaI’s coming!” ”HannibaI?', then the trigger 'What with?” ”SoIdiers.” ”How many?” ”Tons”.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I mean, ’cause HannibaI actually won a whoIe bunch of battIes, and maybe that was because they', then the trigger 'just couldn’t speak to each other quick enough.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”And then I’ll look up spoons.” No, you wouldn’t. You’d just… You’d just give up then.', then the trigger 'But now we’ve got Wikipedia, we look up spoons.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”Is she there? ”Giant squid diary, day one. ”Got to the boat. Everything rather damp. Must inform TripAdvisor.', then the trigger '”Seem to be running out of ink.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Come over here, young man. ”EXcited are we?” He would say.', then the trigger 'And, so, he was actually a Hebrew person who was smuggIed in and adopted.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'The nights are impIicit, for God’s sake. It’s a month and a bit of rain. Don’t drag it out.', then the trigger 'Forty Iunchtimes and forty afternoon teas.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'The frogs have got him.” ”Don’t Iick their backs.” Who came up with a hallucinogenic back of a toad?', then the trigger 'Was that God on crack cocaine?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Get behind the…” ”Bing-bong! ”He’s not… He is here. ”I’m sorry about this. We just… We’re hash-assins. ”No, we’re has...', then the trigger '”We gotta kiII you.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'If God did that, his chiIdren would be crazy. And I think if he did eXist, he had many chiIdren.', then the trigger 'I think Jesus proves this.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Is that a problem?” The paparazzi. They were paparazzi. Very early paparazzi, going, ”All right.', then the trigger 'Anne Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, how’s it going, love, eh?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Yes, of course!” But apart from that, organised hash-assinations is just crazy. You get there… ”What? HoId this, hoId...', then the trigger '”Get behind the hedge.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”You put an appendiX in the back of books.', then the trigger 'Go on, put it there, ”and then, we don’t want page numbers, we want Roman numeraIs.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”I don’t know why we didn’t do this a long time ago. Come on, try this. ”I can see clearly now.', then the trigger 'The rain has gone.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”Commoners” is a horribIe word. I think it should be ”reaI people.” That’s what the House of Commons should be.', then the trigger 'The House of ReaI PeopIe.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And pigs go ”onk.” No. ”Woof” or ”crack.” No, they don’t go ”crack.” Maybe they take crack. I’m not sure.', then the trigger 'I’m not sure there.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“I love all this, lovely idea.” “I’m sorry we were a bit brusque when we first arrived.', then the trigger '“We didn’t realize you owned the entire country.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Nothing to do with the Protestant church.', then the trigger 'Henry just shagged and killed a lot of women and stole all the money off the monasteries.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward '‘How tight can chains be pulled, for God’s sake?', then the trigger 'Alcatraz.’ I started here in ’65 and I got 30 years plus a few months.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I bet that was given to him.', then the trigger 'He was coming down the steps going, “A small step for man, a giant leap for mankind.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Rock and ice. What an exciting planet. Obviously a party planet.', then the trigger 'They went to Mars and found more rock but it’s red this time.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s not much but it’s as good as we’ve got. And it’s pretty funky, cos when you die, you look a mess.', then the trigger 'I don’t know.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Remember, Jim Rockford nicks an airplane in that film, flies to Switzerland and he gets about', then the trigger '20 miles away from it in an airplane.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Driven everywhere, I was. And, er… And I, er… It’s such a crap joke.', then the trigger 'Other nights I’ve never said it cos it’s so crap.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“With a brick in it. “It’s the Queen!” Don’t know who that is.', then the trigger 'We play bad guys in Hollywood movies because of the Revolutionary War.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Even though I am Scottish myself.” That’s the birth of Church of England, the Anglican church.', then the trigger 'That’s no basis to start a religion on.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So yeah, it just wasn’t working. I was saving my virginity. lt’s cool to lose your virginity at 13.', then the trigger 'You say, “I was 13.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'If you’re coughing, you say Heimlich maneuver and all will be well.', then the trigger 'The trouble is it’s very difficult to say when you’re choking to death.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Queen Victoria became Empress of lndia. She never even went there. She was one of our more frumpy queens.', then the trigger 'They’re all frumpy, aren’t they?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '‘I’m taken in their prison transportation, down, down, ‘towards Alcatraz.', then the trigger '‘Once a Native American paradise, ‘where people worshipped the gods of the Native Americans.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Now, lipstick colors this season “are in the frosted pink area and nail colors to match.', then the trigger '“And, er…this reminds me rather of our Lord Jesus.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Like you say caterpillar and we say caterpillar. And, er… You say a-LU-minum. We say alu-MIN-ium. You say cen-TRl-fug...', then the trigger 'You say leisure.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And future generations of Europeans – I’m sorry – but we’re gonna have to be bilingual. English speakers hate this.', then the trigger '“Two languages in one head?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So the pagan religion, it was this earthy thing. But Christianity is split into many areas.', then the trigger 'Catholicism still has the fire and brimstone – ?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '‘But now a prison, as the guard tightens the chains ‘and signals to the people and prison', then the trigger 'wardens of Alcatraz – ‘prisoners coming, prisoners coming!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '‘Freddie and Jeff Stinger here, famous bank robbers, ‘being taken to Alcatraz at the end of their life.', then the trigger 'In the sun, it’s almost pretty.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Thank you, Grandad.” (Delayed laughter) Well remembered. If you can think of any other character, I’m willing to learn.', then the trigger 'Somebody said Falstaff, a Shakespearean character.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It builds your character so you know about sausages. We go swimming and I’m doing splashy-splashy with a girl I fancy.', then the trigger 'She’s doing splashy-splashy.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Were you surprised?” Anyway. So yes, so… # Do-doo do-doo do-doo, bom-bom ?', then the trigger 'And transvestites get lumped into that weirdo grouping.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Down here – I’m not even gonna talk about that. “But here’s a picture of your Uncle Jim.', then the trigger '“Sorry, it’s the other way up.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s a mystical thing, build it in a mystical area. You don’t wanna build it in an area that’s – ?', then the trigger '# Hup-doo-doo-doo, dup-dee-doo-doo!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'At 13, you’re just going, “Hello, Sue. “I’ve got legs. “Do you like bread?', then the trigger '“I’ve got a French loaf.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'And, er… We do have slight differences in that arena. But in Europe, we have 200 languages. Just count them.', then the trigger 'I know you won’t.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s amazing, and it’s borne out of kidnapping, imprisonment, slavery, murder, all', then the trigger 'of that, and this joyous singing.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Ten girls, two boys. Good odds for a shy kid.', then the trigger 'We go to an activity center where you climb a tree and eat a sausage.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“He was speaking German. I told him to go away. “I dunno, something about fünf million in Deutschmarks.', then the trigger '“I told him to get knotted.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'After a couple of years we won’t stand for that, will we? Pol Pot killed 1 .7 million people.', then the trigger 'We can’t even deal with that.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward '“I put babies on spikes. “Do you want a rack of babies? We’ve got babies on racks.', then the trigger '“Mmmm… “They taste of chicken.” They do!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s not drag queen. Gay men have got that covered. And this is male tomboy. People get that mixed up.', then the trigger 'They put transvestite there.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'The squirrel would keep make-up on one side, nuts on the other. Sometimes that squirrel would be covered in make-up.', then the trigger '“# La-la, la-laaa… ?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They’re on boats, bicycles, a rabbit, a kangaroo, pogo stick. Steve’s over the first line of barbed wire.', then the trigger 'lnto the second line of barbed wire.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Films with very fine acting but the drama is rather subsued – subsumed? A word like that. Sub-something or another.', then the trigger 'Just sort of folded in.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“It’s covered in fog!” “All right, we’ll have to get Oakland, then.” Fight, fight, fight. Oakland, San Francisco.', then the trigger 'You’re not called West Bay, are you?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“I sound a bit like God, don’t l?', then the trigger '“I’ve come to say that every free citizen of the world “is a citizen of Berlin.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'She was 25. I was an animal.', then the trigger 'What can I say?” But I was saving my virginity for a woman made out of breasts.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There’s a lot of very relaxed Islamic people, remember this. We assume every day three jihads are issued by every ind...', then the trigger 'It seems they’re everywhere.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They take X-rays but it’s pointless. Cos whatever’s wrong – “I’m gonna crack your bones. I’m gonna crack your bones.', then the trigger '“Your head’s come off.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Just hang on to the ladder! “Hello, Swindon, I am here. “Swindon, can you hear me?” “Swindon here.', then the trigger 'We’re monitoring you on our instruments.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'But in America, it was different. The founding fathers landed in 16… (Mumbles) They left from Plymouth and landed in...', then the trigger 'How lucky is that?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He’s hanging out, playing baseball, does an escape, gets caught. The British dig three tunnels – Charlie, Barley and...', then the trigger 'Charlie, Barley, Farley and Wally.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“The mouse is under the table.” La souris est en dessous de la table.', then the trigger 'Just slip that in when you’re buying a ticket to Paris.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Hello, what do you do? You’re a plumber? What on earth is that?” So, yeah.', then the trigger 'After the Second World War, that’s when the empires dissolved.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward '“I went down, told them to hang out, drink wine, “they split into groups – Catholics, Protestants,', then the trigger '“Jesuits, Methodists, Evangelicals, Free Presbyterians, “the Locked-Up Presbyterians.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '(Coughing and spluttering) Heim…rmeuvr… Heim… “Your hymen’s been removed?” “No, no… “Heimaneuver…” “You need it removed?', then the trigger 'Right.” I don’t know how you remove a hymen.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I was dead at the time. “I was on the moon.', then the trigger 'With Steve.” Your dad’s going, “I haven’t accused you yet.” “Oh, all right.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward '“You’ll love it when you see it, I’ve seen some of the drawings.” After 200 miles – “You bastards!', then the trigger 'You never told us 200 miles!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“I know what you’re gonna say but stick with me, it gets better.', then the trigger '“I’m gonna marry my second wife and cut her head off!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Ich habe einen kleinen problemo avec diese Religione.” He was from everywhere.', then the trigger 'The Protestant faith was tacked on by Elizabeth I a bit later.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '‘Town city of gleaming spires. People live here. ‘Golden Gate Bridge. ‘The Romans came here. They built buildings wit...', then the trigger 'Cows who look weird.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They’re different to osteopaths because of the spelling. And, er… They’re both very powerful figures on the Scrabble...', then the trigger 'Chiropractor.” And they…they crack your bones.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“I’ve broken a glass. Is it expensive? “I’ll pay for that.', then the trigger 'I’m sorry.” You do that so people might go, “What a strong personality.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Hitler never played Risk when he was a kid. In Risk, you could never keep Asia.', then the trigger 'That Asian-Eastern European area, you could never hold it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Can I be excused? I seem to have the plague.” Then I had to chat up girls.', then the trigger 'l’d never used my voice to do that.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I grew up in the ’70s.', then the trigger 'The careers advisor used to come to school.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That’s not cool at all, is it? But then I tell everyone about it, so that’s quite cool.', then the trigger 'And I’ve done it since then.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But, er… ? I’m a film nut as well. I used to break into film studios.', then the trigger 'There’s a studio called Pinewood Studios near London.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Then we’ll do catchy-catchy and underwater sexy-sexy.” But I was so elated that splashy-splashy was working that', then the trigger 'I swam like a boy chased by sharky-sharky.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'There you build Trump Tower.', then the trigger 'Erm… And the stones are 50 foot high, 30 foot long, 20 foot deep and other measurements as well!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Give him cake.” “Thanks very much. It’s very nice.” “You. Cake or death?” “Cake for me, too, please.” “Very well.', then the trigger 'Give him cake, too.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'So yes, The Great Escape, yes. It’s all true and Steve McQueen’s there to make it sell.', then the trigger 'I’m a very big fan of Steve McQueen.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I broke in when I was 15 and I crept around, creeping, hoping some guy with a big cigar might go, “Hey!', then the trigger 'A creeping kid.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'If women fall over in heels, that’s embarrassing but if a bloke falls over in heels, you have to kill yourself.', then the trigger 'End of your life.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Monkeys thin on the ground. Thin in the air. Just generally pretty trim. So it just wasn’t working.', then the trigger 'We go to bars and cafés.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Et Keanu Reeves! ll arrive dans la voiture! “ll a pas de cheveux et Jeff Daniels est déjà mort.', then the trigger '“Regarde, il se jette dans l’autobus.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“You certainly haven’t been smoking in a bar in California.” Cos you can’t!', then the trigger 'No smoking in bars now and soon, no drinking and no talking.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“I’ve turned my uniform inside out, turned my buttocks into a hat “and I now look like a German officer.', then the trigger '“But I have no buttocks.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Engelbert Humperdinck, he was a man. That’s not his real name. He’s from Britain. There’s very few Humperdincks in Br...', then the trigger 'He was born Gerry Dorsey.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“I will set up a religion, the Psychotic Bastard religion.” And an advisor said, “Why not call', then the trigger 'it Church of England?” “Church of England, actually.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Oh, help yourself. “We’ve been trying to kill you for ages, so kill your own people.” Seems to be.', then the trigger 'Hitler killed people next door.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'As soon as he gets on the motorbike, the music cuts to… (Sings action film theme)', then the trigger 'The British are all down the train station.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But if you commit perjury, I don’t care. You have Murder One, Murder Two.', then the trigger 'There can be a difference in the level of murder.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Outside, people are watching and saying, “There’s three popes now, what’s going on in there?” And', then the trigger 'the pope, he decides who becomes a saint.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So, yes, Baby Jee was there, then he grew up, grew older and died.', then the trigger 'And, er… The shortest version of that story, isn’t it?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“I will send a flood, kill everything and start again.” It was the Etch', then the trigger 'A Sketch end of the world, basically.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'And put one on his head.', then the trigger '“And the guy who made the software was called Jeff Jeffety Jeff, “born on the first of Jeff, 19-Jeffety-Jeff.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And the Grim Reaper should update, he has the scythe of death.', then the trigger 'The scythe was a modern piece of equipment after the Iron Age.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'If you’ve ever been there. They just hid behind the horizon.', then the trigger 'So they could get a good look, they stapled fish onto their helmets.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But he had some disciples, disciples, in French. One was St Peter.', then the trigger 'St Peter was the guy who said, “I don’t know him.” Cock-a-doodle.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Put it away. They’d go “f-thum” as he was walking away.', then the trigger 'My gran would be in the kitchen adjusting a cake on her head.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’m quite interested in death in a kind of morbid way. Which goes together. Well, death just happens.', then the trigger 'Boom and vmph, and that’s just it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward '“Sack of potpourri, five pence a sack.” “That’s stuff that fell off trees.” “Only five', then the trigger 'pence.” Anyway, Achilles was full of it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Is it the three of diamonds?” “It is the three of diamonds! It’s a bloody miracle! “OK, I’ll make you a saint.', then the trigger 'Well done, mate.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '(Deep male voice) ‘As you’ve never seen him.’ You will be the movie, you will be the star.', then the trigger 'You don’t love me any more!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“That’s not gonna swing, is it?” “It’s not my fault.', then the trigger 'I’m just here on my pogo stick.” “Come back here – do you wanna fight?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Haven’t got the Nottingham twang.” The reason why Hollywood films killed us in Britain was they had', then the trigger 'so much sex, they’ve got sex, sex, sex.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'The great warriors were there – Agamemnon, famous warrior, Ajax, famous toilet cleaner, and Achilles, immortal man,', then the trigger 'immortal body except he had an Achilles heel.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“20 Rothmans, please. Thank you.” That was me gran.', then the trigger 'The Grim Reaper must have a tough time because women don’t die, they go on.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And, er, and there was that series on telly, Kung Fu.', then the trigger 'David Carradine or Keith Carradine, and he was always, “Grasshopper, you must not fight.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“I must know how this works. I’ve used machines before.', then the trigger 'This bit comes off, I think.” (Clunk) “Oh.” Then you smash it with a hammer.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s all a bit tea and crumpets with the vicar. Crashed in the Atlantic, bobbing around. “Oh, you survived as well.', then the trigger 'Care for a top-up?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And switch on The Six Million Dollar Man. But there are so many martial arts.', then the trigger 'T’ai chi – a little too slow, I think.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’ll get that going. “I’m phoning Amsterdam, you bastards. You speak very good English. “Bordered by four countries?...', then the trigger 'Problems in land wars.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“What have we got?” And they always find in archaeology, a series of small walls. Every time, a series of small walls.', then the trigger 'Everywhere you go.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They’re going to get away.” You’re watching on telly. “Oh, I’ll get a coffee.', then the trigger 'This is taking forever.” As long as the music was going.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You know how if you’ve got a deadline, everything builds up.', then the trigger 'On the seventh day God was in a panic, “Oh, what haven’t I…?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Marmalade on toast. You be the pope.” “No, you be the pope.” “No.” “Look out, the toast is burning!', then the trigger 'Oh, no!” Black smoke going up.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Then they turned the fish round.', then the trigger 'The horizon is where the water tumbles over into a huge waterfall.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Get off the heel, get off!', then the trigger 'You buggers.” The Trojans with crabs and lobsters… “Get them on his heel.” “No, not the crabs and lobsters!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I love it but I can hate it.', then the trigger 'There are two groups – people with techno-fear, who are there going, “I’ve wiped the file?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Occasionally, the lights might come up at the side and you’ll go, “Oh, I can see myself.”', then the trigger 'We just want to know you’re still there.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There was Helen, who became Helen of Troy but was Helen of Greek lands first, married to', then the trigger 'King Menelaus and Paris came over from Troy.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Baby Jee, we bring you 20 cigarettes. “A Diet Coke.', then the trigger '“And a sack of charcoal!” “Sack of charcoal?” “They always have them at petrol stations.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“This is Agamemnon, I’m Ajax, and this is Prince Philip of England. “Don’t say a bloody word!', then the trigger 'Do not say anything.” So, the New Testament.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You’ve gotta be on the edge. There’s no one at the fire station.', then the trigger 'Some people are not on the edge, they’re right on the lid.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Erm, so, anyway, that all happened. Now I’ve got to decide, which way do I go?', then the trigger 'Cos they could have had knives, guns, bazookas.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Baby Jee, we have followed the star, “which was a lamppost for a while and we', then the trigger 'went in circles but now we are here.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There’s a problem there.” And walking across the runway. Have you ever walked with your bags across a runway?', then the trigger 'You feel like the Beatles.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“We got a bit pissed somewhere near Birmingham “and now we are here with presents! “Baby Jee, we bring you gold!', then the trigger '“We bring you frankincense.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Erm, kinda similar, imagine if an episode came out on a Monday at 2am and they', then the trigger 'killed off the characters and we went, “What?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'You get back and he’s somewhere near the car. People are by the car going, “Jesus.', then the trigger '“Oh, he’s hit me.” So, yes, the Royal Family.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There were lots of popes. They’re guarded by the Swiss Guards, who stand proudly in pyjamas and funny hats.', then the trigger 'I think it’s a safety device.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Oh, have they gone? I didn’t set the alarm this morning. “We were just cleaning up.” Hod-de-de-de-de. (High-pitched...', then the trigger 'Er, yes, we’re Greek.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.