User blog:LoudFanWolf/A new kind of joke.

A New Kind of Joke by LoudFanWolf

It was dinner time at the Loud House, the family, including their new friend Derek, were sitting down, enjoying one of Lynn Srs daily meals, and chatting of familiar things. It was just after band practice, and Luna had invited her new friend to stay for dinner, which Derek simply couldn't refuse, as no one had really asked to stay for anything before. While the the family and Derek were enjoying their meal, Luan suddenly spoke up.

"Hey, guys, I just thought a new joke!"

"Oh boy, here we go," Lori, the eldest child groaned as she was not in the mood for one of her comedienne sister's jokes.

"Knock knock."

Who's there?" The family (sans Derek) groaned.

Tuba."

Tuba who?"

"A tube a toothpaste."

The family, like clockwork, groaned at Luans pun, while Derek actually laughed, much to their surprise.

"That's nothing, Lulu, I've got an even better one for ya!" Derek said. This statement caught the interest of Luan: who dare challenge her, the queen of puns!?

"Oh, yeah, let me hear it then, Derk boy." (Derk is nickname that I've decided the Louds give Derek, don't ask why, I just really like it.)

Everyone at the table was now focused on Derek, as he prepared to deliver his joke.

"Ahem. An owl and a squirrel are up in a tree, sitting together, watching a farmer go by. The owl then turns to the squirrel and says nothing because owls can't talk. The owl then eats the squirrel because it's a bird of prey."

After a short moment of silence, Luan started laughing hysterically, while the rest if the Loud gave both her and Derek very confused looks.

"I don't get it," Lana said.

"Yeah, me neither," Lincoln agreed. "Was that really supposed to be a joke? There was no punchline or anything!"

"Ah, but that's the idea, young friend, there isn't really supposed to be a punchline," Derek responded to the confused 11 year old.

"Guys," Luan continued, "what you just heard was what co,edit summary like me call an 'anti joke.'"

"Anti-joke?" The rest of the family chorused.

"Yep," Luan replied "An anti-joke is when a joke starts off sounding it's going to be like any other funny joke, but then it turns the tables on ya, and suprises you with a sudden twist."

"And that twist and surprise," Derek added "is basically supposed to be the punchline." "Here, lemme do another one for ya: Ahem. A horse walked into a bar, several people got up and left as they spotted the potential danger in the situation."

Now knowing the format, a few of the Loud family members chuckled at the joke before Derek spoke up again.

"Here's another one: What's red and smells like blue paint? Red paint."

More of the Louds began to laugh as Luan butted in with another anti-joke.

"What's green and has wheels? GRASS, I LIED ABOUT THE WHEELS!"

By now the entire family was laughing at Luan and Derek's anti-jokes at the dinner table. They went on and on as the family began to laugh harder and harder. It was a great family moment for both the Louds and Derek, who felt that he had grown close with the Louds ever since meeting all of them at the cafe. With the Louds by his side, Derek felt like he had a second family, and that was something he cherished a lot. He'd be there for them, and they'd be there for him.