My dad convinced me to tell a knock-knock joke at a funeral reception

Uncle Jerry was a funny guy, so my dad said it was fitting. I stood up and said "Knock knock." Nobody said "who's there" and my aunt stared daggers at me for a full minute. Dad just whispered "see, I told you it'd be memorable." Has anyone else taken bad joke advice from a relative and regretted it immediately?

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cole99414d ago

My cousin tried to break the tension at our grandma's viewing by telling everyone her famous meatloaf recipe was actually just crushed up oatmeal cookies and ketchup. My uncle laughed so hard he choked on a Ritz cracker and my aunt had to do the Heimlich on him. It took about ten minutes for the paramedics to show up because someone thought it was just a joke and kept saying "don't worry, he's fine." My dad still brings it up every Thanksgiving as "the time your uncle almost died for Grandma's meatloaf." So yeah, I get the whole joke at a funeral thing.

faith_carter14d ago

Hang on, oatmeal cookies and ketchup actually sounds kind of good though.

kim.zara14d ago

Oh man that's so dark but also hilarious. My friend's grandma passed and at the wake her cousin tried to lighten the mood by saying "well at least she lived long enough to see me get my first tattoo" and pulled up his sleeve to show a portrait of her face he'd gotten literally that morning. The priest didn't even know what to say.