MARLENE : “I cant remember what Phis are but Im sure theyre dicks. The point is that this is a Chi Delt party and Chi Delts have the coolest
parties ever Whohoo” JANICE :
[Trying hard] “ Whohoo” Datum 29
The word “Whohoo” in datum 29 is actually an ordinary word. The hilarious side of this dialogue is that Janice was trying hard to imitate Marlene’s
“Whohoo.” And that imitation creates humor.
4.2.4 Irony
Irony uses words to express something completely different from the literal meaning. Usually, someone says the opposite of what they mean and the listener
believes the opposite of what they said. Irony may begin as a compliment or a simple statement; it conceals a sting in the remark. It is usually expressed by a
tone of voice, and is often understatement. BART : “When somebody asks me what I did yesterday or last night or over
the weekend-- When a friend asks Hey man, where were you Saturday? I was trying to get a hold of you When my boss
says, Youre late for your shift What were you doing? When someone says something like that to me I always laugh to myself
before I answer. Its too bad you couldnt make it to the party. Man, everybody was askin about you What were you doin?
Well, I couldnt make it to any of these occasions you see because… I was masturbating. Mas-tur-ba-tion. Its just a word.
Masturbation. Masturbating. You say it enough times the word doesnt mean anything. Masturbating,…………” Datum 8
Datum 8 shows us the irony because Bart is elaborating his own wrong behavior. Bart has an argument that masturbating is good for the society. Bart’s
argument is totally contradicted with general view on masturbating and that is what makes it funny.
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
The dialogue above especially on the Bart’s statement whom said that he was stomping on apples last night were contradictory to the real situation which
he does not have cider at all. CAT : “These are all the men who attempt to pick me up while buying
perfume for their wives.” BRAD
: “Fascinating.” CAT
: “Fascinating.” Datum 24
Bart’s statement above is absolutely contradictory with Cat’s expectation. Cat said that there are a lot of men whom attempt to pick her up, but Bart as a
husband is not angry moreover he says fascinating. 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
In datum 35, the word “Great, buried forever with Squirt on my lapel” is an ironic expression which shows the unpleasant situation is introduced by the
word “great.’ MARLENE : “Thank you Wahoo Thank you, you are too kind. Welcome
Welcome to Barts Karaoke bar You look like a great crowd It looks like a par-tay crowd if ever I saw one Huh?” [A clap or
two.]
Datum 58
In datum 58, we see the contradictory expression from Marlene. She says that her audiences are a great crowd but she only gets little applause a clap or
two.
4.2.5 Burlesque
