Neal Brennan

The setup points the reader toward 'Shows that make me feel good about me.', then the trigger 'I watch an episode of “teen mom,” and I’m like, “you know what, Neal?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Because of this cute thing, every girl I know, all the time, is two things… Freezing… [chuckles] starving.', then the trigger '“oh, my god, I’m so cold.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s gonna freak you out.', then the trigger 'I was just in Seattle a couple weeks ago.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'it doesn’t stink. We just don’t want to hear it. That’s the thing. Women are emotional.', then the trigger 'So your stories are subtle and emotional and relationship-based.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'My 18th birthday, I stood naked in the mirror, and I was like, “you better write some', then the trigger 'jokes.” yeah, it’s also exhausting being a guy.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'In fact, you know what? I’m a used dick salesman. [grunting] no payments till June. [grunts] low miles.', then the trigger 'leaks a little bit in the summer.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I, for one, am gonna be awake when it happens. uh, I’m in the middle of something.', then the trigger '[grunts] yeah, it’s hard being a dude.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You know how you know human beings are dicks is by who we hold up as', then the trigger 'great ’cause they’re not even really that great.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So what I thought I would do tonight is give you ladies a brief synopsis of what I do with it.', then the trigger 'What’s your name, sugar?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'but white people tried it, they were like, “all right”, “let’s see about this chillin’ here. “try this out.', then the trigger 'No, we’ve got to outlaw that.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Is anybody else freezing and starving?” no, it’s 75 degrees in here, and there’s food everywhere.', then the trigger '“rude.” ladies, you all say the same thing, too.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'My black friends, it looks like they fell asleep midconversation. Here’s the other thing about my black friends.', then the trigger 'They’re all in better shape than me.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'we got snitch in our blood, white people. I’ll be at a nightclub with my black friends.', then the trigger 'It’ll be packed.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Thank you so much. Thank you so much.', then the trigger 'man: * unh * * a’ight *' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Like, that’s white people’s grand solution for helping black people.', then the trigger 'Like, some white statistician’s like, “you know, fellas”, “I’ve been looking at the numbers.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Tonight, we’re doing it at the same time.” “on my command, 3, 2, 1, munch.” you guys, I got to go.', then the trigger 'Thank you so much.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“black people have shorter life-spans, can’t get loans, “and don’t have access to fair education.', then the trigger '“But I think I have the solution.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But I realized it’s a stupid question. You know why?', then the trigger 'If someone’s mixed… If someone’s half white and half Asian… The dad was never Asian.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is superiority.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’m in my 30s. I’m supposed to be. But it just feels like gambling.', then the trigger 'Feels like gambling.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'A lot of white people have two standards for your white', then the trigger 'friends or your black friends.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You know what the most obvious white rule of all time is? “no loitering.” [scoffs] you know what black people call lo...', then the trigger '“chillin’.” that’s correct.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'do you have any idea how white that is?', then the trigger 'You ever try to explain that to black people, like, “yeah, I call the precinct.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Comes with a free confederate-flag bookmark. That’s for you.” [chuckles] Relax, you babies. That joke’s entirely fic...', then the trigger 'A redneck will never work at a bookstore.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'maybe too much. Here’s what I’ve come to. All right, the people who invented 69-ing… Were they in a hurry?', then the trigger 'do you follow me?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Here’s the thing. I live in the southwest. People want to deport Mexicans.', then the trigger 'Why would you want to deport the hardest-working people on the planet?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And then you get a little distance from it, and', then the trigger 'you’re kind of like, “wait.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s up to the girl. Girls are the buyers. Men are the sellers.', then the trigger 'Basically, me and every guy in here are pretty much… Dick salesmen.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Doesn’t he feel like a weird-ass, like, ’80s movie-dad dream we all had of him? thing about Romney… Super rich dude.', then the trigger 'That’s the thing.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Solutions… Eh, I don’t know.', then the trigger 'People try to come… White people especially have terrible solutions for it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You don’t care about the botanical gardens or sailing or wine tasting.', then the trigger 'You go to these things for one thing and one thing only, ladies.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'My black friends can relax in a way that my white friends can’t. White people, we’re not very good at relaxing.', then the trigger 'You know why?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'For the rest of you, biggie is on the song… Notorious b.I.g.', then the trigger 'biggie’s first line is, “n i g g a s is mad.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I listening to my ipod. Something called the Craig Mack “flava in ya ear” remix comes on.', then the trigger 'All right, a lot of people know.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He goes, “yeah, dude, I was with this girl last night, right?” So I whipped it', then the trigger 'out.” “Yeah, Mike, did you whip it out?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Thank you very much.', then the trigger 'So, hey, have you guys had that thing happen to you yet where you realize you’re too dependent on technology?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“I heard a lot about you, n i g g a. Heard you got approved.', then the trigger 'Give me some love.” and then he stole my ipod.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“whatever’s left over, you kids can split up amongst yourselves.” and then I’m gonna have the', then the trigger 'most expensive funeral… in the history of death.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'You got a pen?” And he goes, “yeah,” and I go, “write this down.', then the trigger '“here’s the directions.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '‘Cause think about it.', then the trigger 'Now when they go to get the original “Huckleberry Finn,” they’re gonna seem like complete racists.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That’s 72 hours of shows. That’s a big commitment.', then the trigger 'Pretty much, I can either watch Battlestar Galactica or get, like, a helicopter pilot’s license.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.