Patrice O’Neal

The setup points the reader toward 'Now, when I came up– you a football fan? That’s a–like– he’s not. Like, what dude, like– that shocked me.', then the trigger 'Like, dudes are football fans.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’m just–just– it’s, uh– like, ladies, let’s discuss. I mean, look. Let’s discuss harassment. For a second.', then the trigger 'Let’s just– you feel it a little bit?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Diana Ross right here said Nat– she knew her name!', then the trigger '[Hoarse feminine voice] “That white girl was Natalee Holloway!” Man, you caught yourself a whoo!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I shoulda did it when I was 18 years old. Like, I can’t type.', then the trigger 'But I didn’t realize how important typing was till right now.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You can’t change your ethic. There might be two of you that changed your ethic.', then the trigger 'Like these fat people shows that are on tv.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s just the way we care is not the way…you know. Men don’t care about health in general.', then the trigger 'We don’t care about being sick.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’m just tryin’ to get us to understand, man, that you the future, okay?', then the trigger 'But they’re takin’ away– I’m a neanderthal, okay?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“You know that, right? Ph–Ph–Phillip.” That’s uncomfortable, isn’t it? That’s uncom– that’s uncomfortable. Can’t we m...', then the trigger 'We’ll move on to somethin’.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I grew up around them. White women, you don’t scream at your men.', then the trigger 'I never seen a white woman really go “aah!” At your man.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'See, it’s–it’s– it’s ying and yang. The balance, it– you–you gotta liven up.', then the trigger 'You gotta be a little more– is that your woman right there?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You said ten years? Let me ask you a question, honestly. What’s your daydream on how to kill her?', then the trigger 'You want to get me killed?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'I don’t want to go to jail over nonsense, man. Jail’s– I don’t want to do that.', then the trigger 'Push–I don’t want to mush a girl.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is absurdism.

The setup points the reader toward 'And now I can’t type.', then the trigger 'If you can’t type, and you try to be in a world with people who can, you–you– you feel irrelevant.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“A day old? Jesus, slow down, n i g g a, use a filter.” I saw some white chocolate-covered Oreos.', then the trigger 'Oreos dipped in chocolate, man.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Man, I will– I’ma shoot your mother in the head.” I’d be like– I would look', then the trigger 'at my mother like, “uh, I love you.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You stop, you know? You say hello to some woman on the internet. “Hi.” And she come back with the seven-page memo.', then the trigger 'Like, “hello,” whap!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'The girls be thinking, “what about?” Two guys and a girl is a train. That is… Me and him.', then the trigger 'I don’t even know him.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'To protect us from imminent danger, but we don’t use', then the trigger 'it ’cause you’ll be insulted.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Huh, intelligence face? Are you a big football fan? You like football? I don’t think so.', then the trigger 'I think you saw me tease this guy.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I thought– I thought it was vengeance day. Thought I’d have me a white family.', then the trigger 'Big ol’ fat white girl gon’ warm my bed up.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That n i g g a behind you going, “yeah, son, I’m wit’ my girl, but yo,', then the trigger 'for real?” That white woman’s amazing, isn’t she?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Cheating is a man, he sneaks out of his own house to go, like, find some happiness', then the trigger 'behind your back so your feelings aren’t hurt.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s just cool right now, like– Here’s the best relationship in the world, is when the', then the trigger 'woman loves you… And the man likes her.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'When did y’all decide to do it? How long did it take, bro? How long did it take? It took a while?', then the trigger 'What’s a while?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You never had a threesome discussion with your man after ten years? Like, just even talked to him about it.', then the trigger 'Just a talk.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You can’t count it. So what that means, there’s a– there’s a philosophy there, meaning you are sexable.', then the trigger 'He wants to sleep with you.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'It–it–it’s very simple. So if you just wait for me to love you, then you–you’ll be all right.', then the trigger 'You might have to wait a while.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Really, seriously, you think I said, “hello! Hiiiii!” Is that what you think I did, for real?', then the trigger 'Just send smiley faces, that’s all I do.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'imagine you tell yourself, you say, “man, I’m glad I made it past his age.', then the trigger 'Goddamn.” “How old was he when he started smoking?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And you will laugh at that, ladies, if it’s just not fun for you. Sex isn’t fun.', then the trigger 'Sex is so much fun for dudes.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s harder to find– it’s harder to get sex than it is to find love.', then the trigger 'I swear to god.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’ma tell you, if you’re over 40, and you’re trying to better yourself, just–just', then the trigger 'sto– i–it–just–just– you’re not gonna better yourself.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You’re just likable to me. You didn’t do for me what I did for you to feel that way.', then the trigger 'You understand what I’m saying?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It tastes scrumptious.” What I’ma do?', then the trigger 'You see these three goofy girls’ look, they like, “if he pee in my mouth, “blah blah blah.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Go in the bathroom and wash your face.” He’s walking to the', then the trigger 'bathroom… [Spits] “ohh!” Wiping his eyes.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'About as big as a napkin that you flip out, and you lay it over a woman’s', then the trigger 'vagina just in case, you know, it’s–it’s poison.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Has to be Yorris or something goofy. Don’t get mad at yourself. I gave it to you.', then the trigger 'You saw how fast she said Natalee Holloway.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Like, I go, “go get some bread at 3:00 in the morning.', then the trigger '“Hey, cut through the alley, bitch, ’cause…” “Girl, I talked to the junkies.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'See, see guys? See how comfortable you are? You shouldn’t be as comfortable as you are.', then the trigger 'You just–you can see him sittin’ up, unnngh, straight.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But just ’cause you are sexable don’t mean I’m sexable. Same thing with love.', then the trigger 'Just ’cause I’m lovable… Doesn’t mean that you’re lovable too.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Something shoulda changed. And I gotta keep doing this until maybe I see a change. I just can’t.', then the trigger 'I don’t have that ethic anymore.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’ma go out like a soldier. It’s like, whatever.', then the trigger 'And then you say all kind of weird stuff to you to rationalize eating them.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And I-I don’t get it. That’s the news doing that. ‘Cause they only show dudes that hate dogs.', then the trigger 'Like when the Vick stuff was happening.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is meta-humor with incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That’s–that’s, you know– I can’t go, “look, we’ve been going', then the trigger 'out “for a week now.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I think you should be able to comment on any part of the body that you see. If you– I’m serious.', then the trigger 'What’s your name?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s just… Like, no guy wants to cheat and hurt his woman, man.', then the trigger 'First of all, think about what cheating is for a second, ladies.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '‘Cause we got a money shot. You don’t understand what it’s like to see– the–the–feeling. Like, we both have orgasms.', then the trigger 'But men have a receipt.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There’s all kind of stuff hap–I don’t… I sharpened a mop stick. Every month, I just poke her, I go, “yah!', then the trigger 'Get in the closet!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Like, somebody stuck a pencil in his face.', then the trigger '* There’s a pencil * sticking out of his * fa-a-a-ace then they put fun facts.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“I don’t– “I’ll drown a dog in a bucket right now. “Gimme a dog. “Where’s a mo– where’s a dog at?', then the trigger '“I’ll kill him.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'You be like, really? All those words? You saw me type, “hello.” And I yelled it, evidently.', then the trigger 'I–in big letters, it was saying hello.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Fff!– Right on top of his forehead? You want to be happier? And he’s just sitting there.', then the trigger '“Unh!” And you go, “aw, that felt good!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And you’re just lookin’– he’s just like– “huh-huh, hoo-hoo, whatever you laugh at, I’ll laugh at.” It’s not a good th...', then the trigger 'I feel it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Truth is, uh… Here’s what truth is. Truth is a feeling that goes from your gut to your mouth instantaneously.', then the trigger 'Women get to be truthful.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But that keeps me from being– like, I think–look. I think there should be a holiday.', then the trigger 'For lack of a better word, harassment day.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '‘Cause I see the faces, like, “huh?” And then guys go, “hey, I don’t know what you’re', then the trigger 'talking about.” Like, but I-I– but guys do.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.