Humor of Word Humor of word uses funny words to arouse laughter. It can be enjoyed without

4.1.2 Humor of Word Humor of word uses funny words to arouse laughter. It can be enjoyed without

considering the situation because the humor of word is already uses funny words to provoke laughter. Nick Zagone uses this kind of words in Ohio and it can be portrayed by this datum. DAD : “Lets call a spade a fucking shovel Bradley. Your brother Josh? Dont trust him. Hes a little tight ass and hell screw you. He will screw you faster than shit through a goose…” Datum 32 In this datum, Bradley’s dad has a statement “He will screw you faster than shit through a goose…”, without knowing the situation first, we already able to experience something gross from Brad’s dad metaphor. At the one hand it creates nasty feeling but in the other hand it creates humor. MARLENE : “All Kappa Gams date Chi Delts. Except that pudgy little slut Carrie Macintosh. My god her boobs were practically bouncing off her forehead Its called a bra bitch” Datum 30 In Marlene’s statement above we will be laugh because she creates hilarious metaphor such as “My god her boobs were practically bouncing off her forehead Its called a bra bitch” it is an exaggerated mock to people whom she does not like. Moreover, she also mock Carrie Macintosh by says that the bra that she’s wearing is a “bra bitch.” DAD : “Well shit on a shingle. That was you all along? I knew you had some of me in there somewhere. When you were born I thought Oh Christ, its my wife with a penis. [BRAD is staring at CAT across the room. CAT sees him and smiles.] Whos that?” Datum 34 In the statement above, once again Bradley’s dad unleashed hilarious metaphor which able to provoke laughter. He says Oh Christ, its my wife with a penis. It’s a metaphor of his son whom resemble with his wife. Another example of humor of word can be found in: BRAD : “Thats right. Monkeys copulating in trees. That could very well be how our species first began. Its like we are looking back at history. [Addressing ZACH] They are, in a sense, our ancestors.” ZACH : “Maybe your ancestors.” Datum 2 BART : [Cutting in] “Dont get too excited coach. I did a chick in a tree once and let me tell ya, it gets tiring. You ever done a chick in a tree? You realize why we walk on the ground after that shit. [Pointing at TV] I probably looked like that monkey there-- go baby [Thrusting his pelvis.] Hummana, hummana, hummana…” Datum 3 CAT : “Thanks. I work at the eye make-up counter over at Meier and Frank so I cant have that long o nails otherwise Id be poking all the old ladies eyes out. Wouldnt want to do that.” ZACH : “Man, what a great image.” Datum 11 CAT : “What? Scooping out some old ladys eyeballs with my fingernails?” ZACH : “Eyeballs hitting the floor with an eerie thud and sloppily rolling down the perfume isle” CAT : “Leaving a bright red snail trail” ZACH : “As theyre being kicked around unknowingly by Christmas- time shoppers.” CAT : “Oh my god we are so morbid” Datum 12 ZACH : “We forgot about the empty socketed old lady running blindly through the mall” CAT : “Screaming” ZACH : “While playing soccer with her own eyeballs” Datum 13 CAT : “Got any cider?” BART : “Cider?” CAT : “Cider with alcohol.” BART : “Sure lady, I was in the back all last night stomping on apples.” CAT : “I just thought since it was Thanksgiving season you might have a little festive cider.” BART : “No. Sorry, no cider. Heres an idea-- how ‘bout a beer?” Datum 14 BART : [sniffs out a laugh, getting close to her] “You sure? Thats a tough smoke.” CAT : “I was smoking Camel filterless before you were born.” Datum 15 BART : “Fine. Didnt mean to make fun of your bag. I like your bag. Really. [writing up the tab] Smokin at 13 huh? Wow. And what were you doin at 14.” CAT : “I was a bartender.” BART : [pasted on smile] “Oh. Ha. Thats funny.” [BART exits into the back.] Datum 17 CAT : “These are all the men who attempt to pick me up while buying perfume for their wives.” BRAD : “Fascinating.” CAT : “Fascinating.” Datum 24 MARLENE : “I simply cannot share the dance floor with that bitch Carrie Macintosh. Will you look at her? Oh my God [JANICE looks.] Well dont look now Shes looking at us. [JANICE turns away. MARLENE looks back.] Okay. Now, you can look now. [Turning away] Stop Not now [Turning back] Okay now. [MARLENE and JANICE stare again.] Will you look at what shes wearing? [Seeing JANICE stare] Well dont gawk girl [Looking back] What a super mega-cunt.” Datum 28 BRAD : “It was an accident. [CAT, a bit light headed, stumbles. She sits down. BRAD sees this.] I dont think shes well.” DAD : “Great, buried forever with Squirt on my lapel.” Datum 35 BRAD : “Nothing would probably do for you anyway would it?” JANICE : “I dont know. [Small beat.] I havent seen your bowers.” Datum 57 In the humor of situation presented earlier, we don’t have to understand the situation but we already able to get the hilarious humor because Zagone provides us with the already-funny word on the play.

4.2 Analysis of Form of Humor