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A '''joke''' is "an antic, a caper, mischief, prank, trick, quip, witticism." ({{TNG|The Outrageous Okona}}) It can also be described as "a story with a humorous climax." ({{film|4}}) Or as "a verbal comment or gesture designed to provoke laughter." ({{VOY|Drone}})
 
A '''joke''' is "an antic, a caper, mischief, prank, trick, quip, witticism." ({{TNG|The Outrageous Okona}}) It can also be described as "a story with a humorous climax." ({{film|4}}) Or as "a verbal comment or gesture designed to provoke laughter." ({{VOY|Drone}})
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In [[2268]], [[Ensign]] [[Pavel Chekov]] told that the ''Enterprise'' will be only one [[parsec]] away from a [[Klingon]] outpost, "close enough to smell them". As [[Commander]] [[Spock]] explained that odours cannot travel through the vacuum of space, Chekov claimed it was "just a little joke". Spock replied, "extremely little". Not long after this, [[Cyrano Jones]] was attempting to sell [[tribble]]s aboard [[Deep Space Station K-7]]. His asking price was ten [[Federation credit|credits]] and when the barman tried to bargain, eventually going to four credits, Jones asked "''Is that an offer or a joke?''" The barman replied that it was an offer and Jones countered "''That's a joke.''" ({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}})
   
 
In [[2365]], upon meeting [[Thadiun Okona]], Data, unaware of the true meaning of "what '[[humor|funny]]' is" made it his mission to learn with the assistance of [[The Comic]] and [[Guinan]]. ({{TNG|The Outrageous Okona}})
 
In [[2365]], upon meeting [[Thadiun Okona]], Data, unaware of the true meaning of "what '[[humor|funny]]' is" made it his mission to learn with the assistance of [[The Comic]] and [[Guinan]]. ({{TNG|The Outrageous Okona}})
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Both [[Data]] and [[Wesley Crusher]] fell victim to several [[practical joke]]s while at [[Starfleet Academy]]. ({{TNG|The Game}})
 
Both [[Data]] and [[Wesley Crusher]] fell victim to several [[practical joke]]s while at [[Starfleet Academy]]. ({{TNG|The Game}})
   
When Wesley Crusher made a visit on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2370]], Data greeted him with a joke and said '' a [[cadet]] is on board, we should call the security.'' Later he mentioned that this indeed should only be a joke and that his comment was not of a bad nature. ({{TNG|Journey's End}})
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When Wesley Crusher made a visit on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2370]], Data greeted him with a joke and said, ''"A [[cadet]] is on board, we should call the security."'' Data later tried to clarify that he intended to make a joke and meant no ill. ({{TNG|Journey's End}})
   
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''That same year, in the [[mirror universe]], [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] met {{mu|Odo}}, a cruel individual who ruled over the workers at the [[ore processing]] facility on {{mu|Terok Nor}} with his [[Rules of Obedience]]. When Bashir told him that his designation was "Bashir, Julian," he slapped him and told him that his Rule of Obedience #14 was "no jokes." Later, when Bashir told him that he had been practicing [[medicine]], he slapped him again and reminded him of Rule #14.'' ({{DS9|Crossover}})
=== Examples ===
 
   
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While [[Vulcan]]s are not unable to understand the concept of jokes, they find them unnecessary and difficult to ''comprehend''. During their encounter with the [[Dream species|dream-world aliens]], the {{USS|Voyager}} crew all suffered from nightmares. When [[B'Elanna Torres]], [[Tom Paris]], [[Harry Kim]], and [[Neelix]] recounted theirs, they wondered what the nearby Vulcan [[Tuvok]]'s dream was. Neelix suggested elements of a Vulcan nightmare might include being stranded on a planet in which the only form of communication is laughter. During most of ''Voyager''{{'}}s journey, Neelix made it his goal to make Tuvok laugh. ({{VOY|Waking Moments}}; et. al)
* "''This gentleman went to see his [[surgeon]] and was informed that he needed an operation. The man thought about that and then said, "I would like a second opinion." The doctor said, "Okay, you are ugly too".''"
 
 
* "''You know I come from a town so small it had a fraction for a zip code. It was so small in fact that it didn't have a Godfather of Crime, it had a Nephew.''"
 
   
 
=== Examples ===
 
* "''This gentleman went to see his [[surgeon]] and was informed that he needed an operation. The man thought about that and then said, "I would like a second opinion." The doctor said, "Okay, you are ugly too".''"
 
* "''You know I come from a town so small it had a fraction for a zip code. It was so small in fact that it didn't have a godfather of crime, it had a nephew.''"
 
* "''I was so ugly as a child they hung a [[pork chop]] around my neck so the [[dog]] would play with me.''"
 
* "''I was so ugly as a child they hung a [[pork chop]] around my neck so the [[dog]] would play with me.''"
 
 
* "''Then there was the gene bank where they crossed a [[lion]] and a [[parrot]]. They weren't sure what they got, but when it spoke, they listened.''"
 
* "''Then there was the gene bank where they crossed a [[lion]] and a [[parrot]]. They weren't sure what they got, but when it spoke, they listened.''"
 
* "''Or the Human [[cannonball]] that was hired and fired in the same night.''"
 
* "''And there is the one about the girl in the [[nudity|nudist colony]] that nothing looked good on.''" ({{TNG|The Outrageous Okona}})
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*"''Life is like loading twice your cargo weight onto your spacecraft. If it's canaries and you can keep half of them flying all the time, you're all right."'' ({{TNG|The Outrageous Okona}})
   
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In [[2154]], [[Charles Tucker III|Trip Tucker]] told a joke to a pair of [[Tellarite]] ambassadors which ended with:
* "''Or the human [[cannon ball]] that was hired and fired in the same night.''"
 
   
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:"''So he says, 'Well, I'm not really a pilot''.'"
* "''And there is the one about the girl in the [[nudity|nudist colony]] that nothing looked good on.''" ({{TNG|The Outrageous Okona}})
 
   
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They did not understand it. ({{ENT|Babel One}})
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In early [[2364]] Data told [[Geordi La Forge]] the following joke:
 
In early [[2364]] Data told [[Geordi La Forge]] the following joke:
   
* "''A man goes to a store to buy some [[kidney bean|kidneys]]. He says to the [[shopkeeper]], "I'd like a pound of kiddillies, please." The shopkeeper says to him, "You mean kidneys, don't you?" The man says, "I said kiddillies, diddle I?''"
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:"''A man goes to a store to buy some [[kidney]]s. He says to the [[shopkeeper]], "I'd like a pound of kiddillies, please." The shopkeeper says to him, "You mean kidneys, don't you?" The man says, "I said kiddillies, diddle I?''"
   
Geordi didn't find the joke funny, as it was too old and Data "''didn't tell it very well''", however, Data mispronounced "kidneys" again while trying to explain the joke, eliciting a laugh from Geordi. ({{TNG|Code of Honor}})
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La Forge didn't find the joke funny, as it was too old and Data "''didn't tell it very well''". Data however mispronounced the phrase "including the kidneys" after the joke was told, eliciting a laugh from La Forge. ({{TNG|Code of Honor}})
   
In late 2364, Geordi told Data a joke with the following punchline:
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In late 2364, La Forge told Data a joke with the following punchline:
   
* "''So the guy staggers to his feet and goes back to the girl. She smiles, looks him straight in the eyes and says: "Just try that in [[hyperspace]]!".''" ({{TNG|Conspiracy}})
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:"''So the guy staggers to his feet and goes back to the girl. She smiles, looks him straight in the eyes and says: "Just try that in [[hyperspace]]!".''" ({{TNG|Conspiracy}})
   
 
In order to cheer him up, [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]] told the following joke to [[Willie Potts]]:
 
In order to cheer him up, [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]] told the following joke to [[Willie Potts]]:
   
* "''You heard the old story about the man who goes to his doctor? He says: "It hurts when I raise my arm like this!" The doctor says: "So don't raise your arm like that!"''" ({{TNG|Brothers}})
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:"''You heard the old story about the man who goes to his doctor? He says: "It hurts when I raise my arm like this!" The doctor says: "So don't raise your arm like that!"''" ({{TNG|Brothers}})
   
 
In [[2367]], [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] told the bridge crew, including [[Ensign]] [[Kellogg]] a joke with the following punchline:
 
In [[2367]], [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] told the bridge crew, including [[Ensign]] [[Kellogg]] a joke with the following punchline:
   
* "''Then just as the [[headsman]] swings the [[axe]] and the blade is about to fall, the [[Count]] says: "Wait, wait, I'll talk!", but it was too late. And the moral to the story is: Never hatchet your counts before they [[chicken]].''"
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:"''Then just as the [[headsman]] swings the [[axe]] and the blade is about to fall, the [[count]] says: "Wait, wait, I'll talk!", but it was too late. And the moral to the story is: Never hatchet your counts before they [[chicken]].''"
   
Data was fascinated by Riker's sense of humor and thought it was one reason why the Commander was so popular among the crew. ({{TNG|Data's Day}})
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Data was fascinated by Riker's sense of humor and thought it was one reason why the commander was so popular among the crew. ({{TNG|Data's Day}})
   
A joke Mr. [[Mot]] told his colleague Mr. [[Setti]] in [[2368]] ended in:
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A joke [[Mot]] told his colleague [[Setti]] in [[2368]] ended in:
   
* "''...and then she said: "If they're not squirming, we won't eat them."''"
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:"''...and then she said: "If they're not squirming, we won't eat them."''"
   
Mr. Setti didn't find the joke too funny. ({{TNG|Schisms}})
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Setti didn't find the joke too funny. ({{TNG|Schisms}})
   
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[[File:Mister Tricorder.jpg|thumb|Data using "Mr. Tricorder"]]
One humorous punchline Data recalled, in [[2371]], from the [[Farpoint Mission]], after the addition of his [[emotion chip]] was: "''The clown can stay, but the [[Ferengi]] in the [[gorilla]] suit has to go.''" ({{film|7}})
 
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"Mr. Tricorder" was a joke made by Data in [[2371]] aboard the [[Amargosa observatory]] following the installation of his [[emotion chip]]. He used a [[tricorder]] like a hand puppet and talked to [[Geordi La Forge]]. ({{film|7}})
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One humorous punchline Data recalled, in 2371, from the [[Farpoint Mission]], after the addition of his [[emotion chip]] was: "''The clown can stay, but the [[Ferengi]] in the [[gorilla]] suit has to go.''" ({{film|7}})
   
 
[[Quark]] once told [[Morn]] a joke that had the punchline, "''And, so, the [[Andorian]] says: Your brother? I thought it was your wife!''" Morn didn't get the joke immediately, and Quark re-emphasized "...wife" once again, and Morn finally got it and gave the joke a good belly laugh. ({{DS9|The Nagus}})
 
[[Quark]] once told [[Morn]] a joke that had the punchline, "''And, so, the [[Andorian]] says: Your brother? I thought it was your wife!''" Morn didn't get the joke immediately, and Quark re-emphasized "...wife" once again, and Morn finally got it and gave the joke a good belly laugh. ({{DS9|The Nagus}})
   
[[Julian Bashir]] suggested that [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] played him a joke when an affectioned [[Jadzia Dax]] was on his [[bed]] and [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys|Kira]] called the [[senior staff]] to [[operations center|ops]]. ({{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}})
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[[Julian Bashir]] suggested that [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] played a joke on him when an affectionate [[Jadzia Dax]] was on his [[bed]] and [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys|Kira]] called the [[senior staff]] to [[operations center|ops]]. ({{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}})
   
 
[[Department of Temporal Investigations]] agent [[Dulmur]] asked if Sisko was making a joke when he said his story might take some time. Fellow agent [[Lucsly]] backed him up and Dulmur added that they hated those. ({{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}})
 
[[Department of Temporal Investigations]] agent [[Dulmur]] asked if Sisko was making a joke when he said his story might take some time. Fellow agent [[Lucsly]] backed him up and Dulmur added that they hated those. ({{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}})
   
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Revision as of 17:10, 11 November 2014

AT: "xx" A joke is "an antic, a caper, mischief, prank, trick, quip, witticism." (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona") It can also be described as "a story with a humorous climax." (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home) Or as "a verbal comment or gesture designed to provoke laughter." (VOY: "Drone")

In 2268, Ensign Pavel Chekov told that the Enterprise will be only one parsec away from a Klingon outpost, "close enough to smell them". As Commander Spock explained that odours cannot travel through the vacuum of space, Chekov claimed it was "just a little joke". Spock replied, "extremely little". Not long after this, Cyrano Jones was attempting to sell tribbles aboard Deep Space Station K-7. His asking price was ten credits and when the barman tried to bargain, eventually going to four credits, Jones asked "Is that an offer or a joke?" The barman replied that it was an offer and Jones countered "That's a joke." (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")

In 2365, upon meeting Thadiun Okona, Data, unaware of the true meaning of "what 'funny' is" made it his mission to learn with the assistance of The Comic and Guinan. (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")

Both Data and Wesley Crusher fell victim to several practical jokes while at Starfleet Academy. (TNG: "The Game")

When Wesley Crusher made a visit on the USS Enterprise-D in 2370, Data greeted him with a joke and said, "A cadet is on board, we should call the security." Data later tried to clarify that he intended to make a joke and meant no ill. (TNG: "Journey's End")

That same year, in the mirror universe, Doctor Julian Bashir met Odo, a cruel individual who ruled over the workers at the ore processing facility on Terok Nor with his Rules of Obedience. When Bashir told him that his designation was "Bashir, Julian," he slapped him and told him that his Rule of Obedience #14 was "no jokes." Later, when Bashir told him that he had been practicing medicine, he slapped him again and reminded him of Rule #14. (DS9: "Crossover")

While Vulcans are not unable to understand the concept of jokes, they find them unnecessary and difficult to comprehend. During their encounter with the dream-world aliens, the USS Voyager crew all suffered from nightmares. When B'Elanna Torres, Tom Paris, Harry Kim, and Neelix recounted theirs, they wondered what the nearby Vulcan Tuvok's dream was. Neelix suggested elements of a Vulcan nightmare might include being stranded on a planet in which the only form of communication is laughter. During most of Voyager's journey, Neelix made it his goal to make Tuvok laugh. (VOY: "Waking Moments"; et. al)

Examples

  • "This gentleman went to see his surgeon and was informed that he needed an operation. The man thought about that and then said, "I would like a second opinion." The doctor said, "Okay, you are ugly too"."
  • "You know I come from a town so small it had a fraction for a zip code. It was so small in fact that it didn't have a godfather of crime, it had a nephew."
  • "I was so ugly as a child they hung a pork chop around my neck so the dog would play with me."
  • "Then there was the gene bank where they crossed a lion and a parrot. They weren't sure what they got, but when it spoke, they listened."
  • "Or the Human cannonball that was hired and fired in the same night."
  • "And there is the one about the girl in the nudist colony that nothing looked good on." (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")
  • "Life is like loading twice your cargo weight onto your spacecraft. If it's canaries and you can keep half of them flying all the time, you're all right." (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")

In 2154, Trip Tucker told a joke to a pair of Tellarite ambassadors which ended with:

"So he says, 'Well, I'm not really a pilot.'"

They did not understand it. (ENT: "Babel One")

In early 2364 Data told Geordi La Forge the following joke:

"A man goes to a store to buy some kidneys. He says to the shopkeeper, "I'd like a pound of kiddillies, please." The shopkeeper says to him, "You mean kidneys, don't you?" The man says, "I said kiddillies, diddle I?"

La Forge didn't find the joke funny, as it was too old and Data "didn't tell it very well". Data however mispronounced the phrase "including the kidneys" after the joke was told, eliciting a laugh from La Forge. (TNG: "Code of Honor")

In late 2364, La Forge told Data a joke with the following punchline:

"So the guy staggers to his feet and goes back to the girl. She smiles, looks him straight in the eyes and says: "Just try that in hyperspace!"." (TNG: "Conspiracy")

In order to cheer him up, Doctor Beverly Crusher told the following joke to Willie Potts:

"You heard the old story about the man who goes to his doctor? He says: "It hurts when I raise my arm like this!" The doctor says: "So don't raise your arm like that!"" (TNG: "Brothers")

In 2367, Commander William T. Riker told the bridge crew, including Ensign Kellogg a joke with the following punchline:

"Then just as the headsman swings the axe and the blade is about to fall, the count says: "Wait, wait, I'll talk!", but it was too late. And the moral to the story is: Never hatchet your counts before they chicken."

Data was fascinated by Riker's sense of humor and thought it was one reason why the commander was so popular among the crew. (TNG: "Data's Day")

A joke Mot told his colleague Setti in 2368 ended in:

"...and then she said: "If they're not squirming, we won't eat them.""

Setti didn't find the joke too funny. (TNG: "Schisms")

Mister Tricorder

Data using "Mr. Tricorder"

"Mr. Tricorder" was a joke made by Data in 2371 aboard the Amargosa observatory following the installation of his emotion chip. He used a tricorder like a hand puppet and talked to Geordi La Forge. (Star Trek Generations)

One humorous punchline Data recalled, in 2371, from the Farpoint Mission, after the addition of his emotion chip was: "The clown can stay, but the Ferengi in the gorilla suit has to go." (Star Trek Generations)

Quark once told Morn a joke that had the punchline, "And, so, the Andorian says: Your brother? I thought it was your wife!" Morn didn't get the joke immediately, and Quark re-emphasized "...wife" once again, and Morn finally got it and gave the joke a good belly laugh. (DS9: "The Nagus")

Julian Bashir suggested that O'Brien played a joke on him when an affectionate Jadzia Dax was on his bed and Major Kira called the senior staff to ops. (DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses")

Department of Temporal Investigations agent Dulmur asked if Sisko was making a joke when he said his story might take some time. Fellow agent Lucsly backed him up and Dulmur added that they hated those. (DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")

See also

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