Ricky Gervais

The setup points the reader toward '”But I threw it to some Gypsies on the way. Is that all right?” This serves no purpose.', then the trigger 'This is good for no one.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Timmy’s fallen down a well?” (DOLPHIN SQUEALING) ”I think she wants us to follow her!” (DOLPHIN SQUEALING) So, she’s...', then the trigger 'She’s going away.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'A little bit smaller than he would have wanted. But, you know, it’s fine.', then the trigger 'He’s a little bit fat, but fat is funny.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Until then, it ain’t. I was on a plane, going from New York to LA this year.', then the trigger 'And they’ve got proper fat people in America.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They’ve got lovely hair. Always got lovely hair. Always got those lovely false nails, don’t they? They make an effort.', then the trigger 'Anything but jogging, right?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I left it. Thank you so much.', then the trigger 'You’ve been fantastic.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There’s this big, fat woman sitting there.', then the trigger 'And obviously, security… I assume she must follow Dodd around, ’cause everyone’s turning a blind eye, right?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So, average age of about 85, right? And I think we were an afterthought.', then the trigger 'They thought, ”Oh, we’ve got no one there our own age.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And we all fell for it, you know? And it… I don’t mean she has Down’s syndrome, by the way.', then the trigger 'No, that would be offensive.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And it was both of their parents and grandparents and great uncles… average age about 85, right?', then the trigger 'And I think we were an afterthought.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'In Leviticus, I think it is, they list all the animals that you’re… All', then the trigger 'the punishments for sleeping with them.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So… I don’t know if you were affected by the volcanic ash cloud, but I had', then the trigger 'friends that were stuck all over the world.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Dodd not put off at all, just doing his thing.', then the trigger '”Ah, hum!” ”Ahhh!” Jane’s going, ”Don’t look.” I’m going, ”You’re having a laugh, ain’t ya?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’m not drunk.', then the trigger 'So when the doctor… This is true.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'If you go in a supermarket, it’s full of that crap. Everything is hydrogenated fats.', then the trigger 'Everything’s got thousands of calories in, like, a portion.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'The other big campaign at Christmas: Don’t drink and drive. Right behind that as well.', then the trigger 'A lot more stigma attached to that these days.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”It’s their body, it’s their life.” Yeah, but we don’t say that about wearing a crash', then the trigger 'helmet or wearing a safety belt, do we?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Anyway, I’m so glad I didn’t cancel. It’s fantastic to be here, seeing all you happy, smiley faces.', then the trigger 'Probably… (PEOPLE HOOTING) Yes, thank you.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Got to the bit, “Well, make something up.” They went, ahem.', then the trigger 'I looked at Ian, he went, “Not that one!” Thank you so much.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’ve pulled a muscle in my spine playing golf.', then the trigger 'I know what you’re thinking… Serves me right for playing such a stupid game as golf.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I love the fact that he found, like, a turkey in drag to show how gay animals can be.', then the trigger 'The gayest animal in the world.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Ah, here’s the crux of my point. Just one species on the ark at the moment: The giraffes.', then the trigger 'They got there first… Longer legs, okay?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You look great.” But they weren’t telling me I looked terrible.', then the trigger 'They’re basically saying I looked terrible, but no one told me at the time.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It was just a card, with a picture of', then the trigger 'a goat on it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They build an ark. Noah goes, “Right, two of each species. Two, just two. Quick, first two.” (Trumpets) There’s a sta...', then the trigger '(Trumpets) Two elephants.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”Don’t mention 9/11 when you hand out the chocolates.” Just, you know… Two, don’t say ”severe cutbacks”.', then the trigger '‘Cause I don’t think of magazines any more.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So, I’m flying all the time, right? And then it happened, okay?', then the trigger 'I was flying back from New York, 9l25, BA, first-class, to London, JFK.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And they missed weddings and funerals, and they had to put themselves up in a hotel', then the trigger 'for extra days they hadn’t budgeted for.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'They became wicked and did wicked things.” Look at them doing wicked things there. Look at that.', then the trigger 'You can’t get more wicked than that, really.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It will be a sign of my friendship with men… ‘” That is… That is how it', then the trigger 'is… That is how it is used today.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So if I suddenly start talking like Kerry Katona, you’ll know why. ”I’m not drunk.', then the trigger 'I’m not drunk.” Mother of the Year, one year.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It wasn’t vouchers.', then the trigger 'It was just a card with a picture of a goat on it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Everyone else was, like, in their 70s, and they must follow Doddy around, and they knew', then the trigger 'they were in it for the long haul.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Getting towards the gig. Looking forward to it.', then the trigger 'A few days before, all the planes start being grounded ’cause of this volcanic ash cloud.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'If I see a fat person, I don’t go, “Oh, he’s fat, therefore he’s jolly,” right?', then the trigger 'A lot of them are miserable, aren’t they?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Go on, play with it quick.', then the trigger 'Go on, play with it.” She takes it to bed with her Christmas eve and she sleeps with it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”Sign this, Ricky.” ”Yeah.” ”Sign this.” ”Sign this.” ”That’s a piece of toast, mate.” ”What?” Not one of them’s symm...', then the trigger 'I mean, they’re a mess.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Soon they can slip through the door and have a cake. They can’t get out again.', then the trigger 'No, but I mean… But we’ve gotta do something.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Then there was the aisle, then this side were two really big, fat women, okay?', then the trigger 'And one was even fatter than the other one, right?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Just… Just hit him straight on the head. ”He was out shopping. ”For a camera, probably.” Shut up.', then the trigger 'No, but that isn’t science’s fault.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He’s… He’s all-powerful and he’s everywhere. He invented everything. He was… Before he was around, there was nothing.', then the trigger 'He invented time, space, everything, okay?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'This show’s called Science, by the way.', then the trigger '(LAUGHING) Wikipedia says that science is, ”The concerted human effort to understand the physical or natural world.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’m going, “Don’t die yet. Don’t die yet. Hold on.” A little bit of Starbucks. A little bit of Starbucks.', then the trigger 'And I rush in.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Can I line up 15 men and just jack ’em off for a laugh?” “If you want,', then the trigger 'yeah yeah.” It would be difficult, wouldn’t it?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”You push in and I will stamp on you, you big-nosed', then the trigger 'twat.” ”Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'What isn’t an act of God? If you believe in God, that’s sort of a definition of him, isn’t it?', then the trigger 'That he does everything.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Can I…” And they get them a puppy to shut them up, right? And the kid likes it when it’s cute.', then the trigger 'It grows up.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He’s angry at the animals, as well, for some reason. I don’t know why.', then the trigger 'But he’s going to start again, two of each, right?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'The kid gets other interests, gets bored with the dog. They lumber the parents with it. The parents get bored with it.', then the trigger 'They abandon it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There was no… There was no way. They went, “Do you want to go to Africa?” It went, “Definitely not.', then the trigger 'No no.” “Oh, come on.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Do you know what… It doesn’t happen. ”Happy 16th birthday, son.” ”This is Raul.', then the trigger '”Suck his cock.” ”Uh, I’m heterosexual, Father.” ”Oh, these new-fangled words.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'That would be amazing. (LAUGHING) Best episode ever.', then the trigger 'Um… No, but what I’m saying is there’s this big thing about, ”Oh, um, sick jokes.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I was filming. And… ( Laughs ) Right?', then the trigger 'So I’m the only one in the first-class lounge, and I still tried to remain rational.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Someone said that dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima is an example of science going wrong.', then the trigger 'Whereas I think it worked a treat, didn’t it?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There is no way.', then the trigger 'When they said, ”Do you want to go to Africa?”, it went, ”Definitely, no way.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”’Cause she had no arms.” Yeah, right? And they laughed. A little bit louder than that.', then the trigger 'There was only two of them, so thanks, right?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Just be… I’ll probably be the only one mentioned on the news. Um… You’d be ”450 others”.', then the trigger 'So that’s… That’s something, I suppose, isn’t it?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They love high heels, don’t they? They think it makes their legs look less… It doesn’t.', then the trigger 'It just… You can just hear them coming now.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '1 1,000 pets abandoned in England and Wales last year. And I think kids should have pets.', then the trigger 'I think it teaches them life lessons.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'As long as it doesn’t affect me in the slightest.', then the trigger 'Um… Which brings me to this little fad that we need to stamp out.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”Just try…” ”Ugh.” ”He’s bloody playing with his cock. Put it in your mouth.', then the trigger 'Put it in your mouth.” (GAGGING) ”Oh, don’t ‘ugh.’ Come on.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I didn’t cancel though. Don’t you hate that, when a night is canceled?', then the trigger 'You turn up, it goes, “Concert canceled due to sore throat.” Aw.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There’s always a… They’ve got a quadruple door, isn’t it?', then the trigger 'No one’s ever been too fat to get through the door of a supermarket, okay?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Just one species on the ark at the moment. Uh, giraffes, okay. Another five million to get on there.', then the trigger 'Two of each, 10 million.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I… I read that whole book to Karl and uh… He believed it all. Why wouldn’t he? It’s written down..', then the trigger 'And I said, “Karl, think.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I don’t know the collective noun. A gaggle of mongs, right? And the first thing that hits you is the BO.', then the trigger 'It is staggering, okay?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Oh dear, oh. Where was oh yeah, famine.', then the trigger 'Famine is a problem, which brings me to this next fad that we need to stamp out.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’d be in the pub with friends and I’d be going, ”No, you can’t say that. That’s a generalisation.', then the trigger '”Oh, you just read that.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”So that’s a chaise longue.” ”For 150 days, the Earth was covered with water.', then the trigger '”Then Noah opened the window of the ark and looked out.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'When I came out here tonight, I called you all ”cunts”, remember?', then the trigger 'That used to be an insult, but now it’s a term of endearment.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”While I’ve got you here, did you make a tree fall on Steve Baxter’s car?” ”A lot', then the trigger 'of Steve Baxters.” ”Um, 2 Acacia Road, Hounslow.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They’re… It… You can just hear them coming now. Not on the lino! Up and down the lawn, it’s good for it.', then the trigger 'Out you go.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'If you were to wank off 15 men at a time, kids, it’s like plate-spinning, it', then the trigger 'is like plate-spinning, because… No, it is.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Ricky Gervais, he makes jokes about fat people. He wouldn’t make jokes about gay people, would he?', then the trigger 'And being fat is like being gay.” What?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'What can they do to you, you know?', then the trigger 'Growing up, you try… try things out and you get taken the wrong way a little bit.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And by the ’70s it was totally run by the, you know, Africans themselves.', then the trigger 'And of course in the ’80s, we get a phone call.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'A bit pointless, really. He wanted to create the world’s finest comedian. Popular, clever, funny. So a male comedian,...', then the trigger 'Got a penis and everything.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '(LAUGHING) I’m writing number 13, Moses and the Mong. I read that whole book to Karl. And he believed every word.', then the trigger 'Why wouldn’t he?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But as I say, nothing came of it. Luckily for me, a thousand-to-one shot, she had Alzheimer’s. So not a credible witn...', then the trigger 'Spiders… Oh, spiders.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Probably gonna throw a lot of it away, right? And things like this come on the telly.', then the trigger 'This runs every Christmas day in England.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Jacking off 15 men at once. It’d be like plate spinning, wouldn’t it?', then the trigger 'Because you’d have… You could only do two at once really.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So I say keep the big door. Keep the big door. Sure, keep the big door. Come on, fat people.', then the trigger 'Come… In you go.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They did.” I said, ”But they’re all part of the food chain.', then the trigger '”They would have literally had to have eaten each other to survive.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Suck…” “Ugh.” “Well, that’s not sucking it. That’s playing with it. Put it in your mouth. Put it…” “Ugh.', then the trigger 'Oh.” “Look, have a go.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'In fact, she got on and she went, just blase, quite loudly, she went, ”Can I have', then the trigger 'a belt extension?” And they went, ”Yeah, sure.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”Suck his cock. Come on.” ”I… I… I don’t like cock.” ”Doesn’t like cock!', then the trigger '”How do you know if you never tried it?” ”Well…” ”Ah!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s a real taboo subject, so they use euphemisms.', then the trigger 'They go, “Oh, you know Brenda, the f– big girl?” “What, seven foot?” “No no.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But I’m not having a go.', then the trigger 'Um… I was listening to Radio 4 the other day and there was a discussion about political correctness.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But now there’s a fight between good and evil, between rational and irrational.', then the trigger 'This one goes, “Ooh, that’s a suicide bomber.” “Oh, don’t be stupid.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Blue eyes, blue eyes. Always happy, crying her eyes out. It… it couldn’t have been her. I left it. Thanks very much.', then the trigger 'You’ve been amazing.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They put ours to shame, really. You see one and you think, ”Oh, yes, a fat person. I’ve seen that.', then the trigger '”We’ve got them in England.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Oh, sick jokes.', then the trigger 'Oh, sick jokes.” Thing is, you tell a sick joke with the express understanding that neither party is really like that.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I went, “Okay, a father is sitting at home, just reading the newspaper. His little girl comes running in.', then the trigger 'She’s only six.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'No, again, my philosophy was I’m the only person on this plane and I definitely haven’t got', then the trigger 'a bomb, so we’re all right, you know.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But presumably, because of her age, this was an abduction and, you know. It was also the language.', then the trigger 'It was a plea from the mother.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And she’d made no effort. She had lank, greasy hair and she’d eaten her nails, I think.', then the trigger 'I’ll tell you what she looked like.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It will be a sign of my friendship with men.”’ That is… That is… That is', then the trigger 'how it’s… That is how it’s used today.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It was a couple of years ago.', then the trigger 'On every news channel in America there was a rolling tickertape that said “America on red alert.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And, this is the other thing, they… No, wait wait.', then the trigger 'Not only is that what makes you fat… People know that’s what’s making them fat.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'When I was growing up, it was whether you got away with it or not.', then the trigger 'But people now know it’s sort of… It wrecks lives.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Let’s have a look to me at the evidence, okay? Here’s one of his. “All women become like their mothers.', then the trigger 'That is their tragedy.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '10 million more of those, ok? Million as far as… 10 million of them to get on there.', then the trigger 'Just two on there at the moment.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Not like the dolphin.', then the trigger 'I mean, you know, not… When I was about 23, 24, me and my girlfriend met up with this other couple.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'God made human beings too, and he wanted them to be good like himself.” Arrogant, right?', then the trigger '“But very soon, they wanted their own way.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '”You never know. Never know.” Handlebar moustache. Holding God’s hand, who’s wearing a blouse. The old hand, going do...', then the trigger 'But God isn’t gay.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'My name came up straight away, as always, okay?', then the trigger 'And this woman was going, ”Well, yeah, it’s not right, you know, it’s not clever.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But I don’t judge them in any other aspect of their life.', then the trigger 'I don’t make value judgements on any other corridors of their existence.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There could be five million species of animal on the Earth. Best guess, right, minimum, scientists say.', then the trigger 'There’s so many, we can’t… But five million.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Dodd’s ignoring her. She’s 20 yards from him, right? And she’s… Oh, my God… I’ve got to use one of his words.', then the trigger 'She’s blobular, okay?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I… I hope I haven’t offended anyone with any of the subject… No, I do. That’s not the point.', then the trigger 'I don’t try and offend.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Why’s… Why’s he suddenly copped a deaf ‘un? I mean, we’re getting cryptic here.', then the trigger '”He sent a raven out, but it soon came flying back.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Oh, thank… Thank you so much.', then the trigger 'Thank you so much.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.