I know, which is why I'd added the label "humour". It's hilarious in its simplicity. You can really imagine someone uttering Marge's line. It's like the ordinary-sounding yet paradoxical utterance towards the end of this dialogue:
Grampa Simpson: Am I dead yet? Marge Simpson: No. Grampa Simpson: How about now? Marge Simpson: No. Grampa Simpson: Now? Marge Simpson: I'll tell you when you're dead, Grampa. Grampa Simpson: Thank you.
That's the joke.
ReplyDeleteI know, which is why I'd added the label "humour". It's hilarious in its simplicity. You can really imagine someone uttering Marge's line. It's like the ordinary-sounding yet paradoxical utterance towards the end of this dialogue:
ReplyDeleteGrampa Simpson: Am I dead yet?
Marge Simpson: No.
Grampa Simpson: How about now?
Marge Simpson: No.
Grampa Simpson: Now?
Marge Simpson: I'll tell you when you're dead, Grampa.
Grampa Simpson: Thank you.