Mrs Hg: I need some of that spray-on antiseptic stuff.
Hg: Do you want the wet one or the dry one?
Mrs Hg: What’s the difference?
Hg: One of them’s wet and the other one’s dry…
Pedanticism is predictable, dull and prosaic. It’s the product of a literal mind. There is a moronic simplicity to its use in humour. In general, it’s a pretty unattractive quality. And yet, that never seems to stop me.
Scenes From A Mercurial Household – 4
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Bonus points if you paused for maximum comedy effect.
“Well… one of them’s wet.. [pause].. and the other one’s dry…”
Double bonus points if you managed to complete the sentence without being interrupted or glared at.
Needless to say, no bonus points were achieved.