Dialogue 5 – Comedy

“A dog walks into a bar  . .”

“What are you doing,” she asks.

“Telling a joke,” he answered

“What makes you think I want to hear a joke.  I don’t feel very funny right now.”

“Maybe a good joke will make you feel better,” he said

“Maybe not – but go ahead and try.”

“Why would I want to tell you a joke when you’re not really open to hearing a joke,” he said.  “I think you have to want to hear a joke to really appreciate it.”

“OK, I’ll get a better attitude,” she said.   “Go ahead and tell me.”

“A dog walks into a bar and says to the bartender, Do you have any jobs.  The bartender said, Why don’t you try the circus.  The dog says – How many bartender  jobs do they have at the circus.”

“I don’t get it,” she said.   “Why would a dog ask a bartender for a job?”

“Let me change the subject,” he said.  “When I die I want my headstone to say ‘If life is a joke – then death is its punch line.”

“You didn’t tell me you were sick,” she said.