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See also [[Narm]], which is what happens when [[Inherently Funny Words]] crop up in inherently unfunny contexts.
See also [[Narm]], which is what happens when [[Inherently Funny Words]] crop up in inherently unfunny contexts.
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** [[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|Shit Pickle!]]
** [[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|Shit Pickle!]]
** [[Chuggaaconroy|You son of a pickle!]]
** [[Chuggaaconroy|You son of a pickle!]]
** [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Pickle barrel!]]
** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Pickle barrel!]]
* [[Vince Offer|Bikini]]
* [[Vince Offer|Bikini]]
* [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|BO]][[Dexters Laboratory|NK!]]
* [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|BO]][[Dexters Laboratory|NK!]]
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'''Rodney''': [pause] It's ''canard''.<br />
'''Rodney''': [pause] It's ''canard''.<br />
'''Del''': [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|I know it's hard!]] }}
'''Del''': [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|I know it's hard!]] }}
* [[Precision F Strike|Fuck]]
* [[Precision F-Strike|Fuck]]
** There's a reason some say "funny as fuck!"
** There's a reason some say "funny as fuck!"
*** [[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|"I killed a duck by saying fuck!"]]
*** [[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|"I killed a duck by saying fuck!"]]
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* Muckluck
* Muckluck
* Okie-dokie
* Okie-dokie
** [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Oki-doki-loki]]!
** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Oki-doki-loki]]!
* Monkey
* Monkey
* [[The Legend of Zelda|Octorok]]
* [[The Legend of Zelda|Octorok]]
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* nougat
* nougat
* obtuse
* obtuse
* oo, [[Man I Feel Like a Woman|ooo]], [[The Elder Scrolls|OOO]], [[Mad Scientist|ooooo]], [http://www.openoffice.org/ OOo], [[Adventure Time (Animation)|Ooo]] (but not oooo)
* oo, [[Man, I Feel Like a Woman|ooo]], [[The Elder Scrolls|OOO]], [[Mad Scientist|ooooo]], [http://www.openoffice.org/ OOo], [[Adventure Time (Animation)|Ooo]] (but not oooo)
** [[Doctor Who (TV)|Ood]]
** [[Doctor Who (TV)|Ood]]
** Note Rose Tyler's comically exaggerated "An odd Ood..."
** Note Rose Tyler's comically exaggerated "An odd Ood..."
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* Schnoodle (cross between a Schnauzer and a Poodle)
* Schnoodle (cross between a Schnauzer and a Poodle)
** Labradoodle (Labrador + Poodle)
** Labradoodle (Labrador + Poodle)
* [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Scootaloo]]
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Scootaloo]]
* [[Audrey Wait (Literature)|Scooper Dooper]]
* [[Audrey Wait (Literature)|Scooper Dooper]]
* scruples
* scruples
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* Jack Fightmaster
* Jack Fightmaster
** Staff Sgt. Max Fightmaster, US Army.
** Staff Sgt. Max Fightmaster, US Army.
*** Staff Sgt. Max [[Precision F Strike|Fucking]] [[Cracked|Fightmaster]].
*** Staff Sgt. Max [[Precision F-Strike|Fucking]] [[Cracked|Fightmaster]].
* Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh
* Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh
* [[Jensen Ackles]], at least at first. His name sounds like a law firm.
* [[Jensen Ackles]], at least at first. His name sounds like a law firm.
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* Bear
* Bear
** [[Christopher Walken|This is not over... bears!]]
** [[Christopher Walken|This is not over... bears!]]
** [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|As soon as one of you birds, or monkeys or BEARS touches this net, you'll be mine!... MINE!]]
** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|As soon as one of you birds, or monkeys or BEARS touches this net, you'll be mine!... MINE!]]
* beaver
* beaver
* [[Bee Bee Gun|bees]]
* [[Bee Bee Gun|bees]]
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* cockatoo
* cockatoo
* coelacanth (See-la-canth)
* coelacanth (See-la-canth)
* [[Everythings Better With Cows|cow]] ([[The Far Side|Gary Larson]] said so)
* [[Everything's Better With Cows|cow]] ([[The Far Side|Gary Larson]] said so)
* crab
* crab
* crappie
* crappie
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* gerbil
* gerbil
* gibbon
* gibbon
** [[I'm Sorry Ill Read That Again (Radio)|WOAH, stuff that gibbon!]]
** [[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (Radio)|WOAH, stuff that gibbon!]]
* goats
* goats
** Except in Orleans County, [[Eagle Land|USA]], where "goat" was [[Serious Business|officially pronounced]] Not Funny... by udge ''[[Punch and Judy|Punch]]'' (no, [[Reality Is Unrealistic|really]]).
** Except in Orleans County, [[Eagle Land|USA]], where "goat" was [[Serious Business|officially pronounced]] Not Funny... by udge ''[[Punch and Judy|Punch]]'' (no, [[Reality Is Unrealistic|really]]).
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* liger (the offspring of a lion and a tiger)
* liger (the offspring of a lion and a tiger)
* lizard
* lizard
* [[Everythings Better With Llamas|llama]]. It's got to be the double L.
* [[Everything's Better With Llamas|llama]]. It's got to be the double L.
** alpaca
** alpaca
** guanaco
** guanaco
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* marmot
* marmot
* mongoose
* mongoose
* [[Everythings Better With Monkeys|monkey]]
* [[Everything's Better With Monkeys|monkey]]
** Even more inherently funny than duck. Especially when used as an Adjective. Go ahead, add the word "monkey" to any verb or nn-proper noun you can think of.
** Even more inherently funny than duck. Especially when used as an Adjective. Go ahead, add the word "monkey" to any verb or nn-proper noun you can think of.
*** So, what about "duck-monkey"?
*** So, what about "duck-monkey"?
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* orangutan
* orangutan
* otter. Try inserting it into an average sentence.
* otter. Try inserting it into an average sentence.
* [[Everythings Better With Penguins|penguin]]
* [[Everything's Better With Penguins|penguin]]
* [[Porky Pig Pronunciation|pig]]
* [[Porky Pig Pronunciation|pig]]
* [[Everythings Better With Platypus|platypus]]
* [[Everythings Better With Platypus|platypus]]
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*** Don't forget Virginville, PA!
*** Don't forget Virginville, PA!
* Idaho
* Idaho
** [[Dude Not Funny|You da ho,]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|We all da ho!]]
** [[Dude, Not Funny|You da ho,]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|We all da ho!]]
** [[Alpha and Omega|Ida-who?]]
** [[Alpha and Omega|Ida-who?]]
* Inaloo, WA, Australia
* Inaloo, WA, Australia
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** [[Parrot Exposition|"Petaluma?"]]
** [[Parrot Exposition|"Petaluma?"]]
* The River Piddle, England, near the towns of Puddletown, Tolpuddle, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Affpuddle, Briantspuddle and Turnerspuddle. How I love being British.
* The River Piddle, England, near the towns of Puddletown, Tolpuddle, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Affpuddle, Briantspuddle and Turnerspuddle. How I love being British.
* [[Rainbow Pimp Gear|Pimp]][[Pimped Out Car|erne]], Dorset, England. Just let that imagery simmer for a little while.
* [[Rainbow Pimp Gear|Pimp]][[Pimped-Out Car|erne]], Dorset, England. Just let that imagery simmer for a little while.
* Pismo Beach, CA.
* Pismo Beach, CA.
* Pratts Bottom, London
* Pratts Bottom, London
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* John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
* John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
* joint
* joint
* Kabuki (especially [[So Bad Its Horrible (Darth Wiki)/Video Games|Kabuki Warriors]])
* Kabuki (especially [[So Bad It's Horrible (Darth Wiki)/Video Games|Kabuki Warriors]])
* [[Space Mutiny|Kalgan]]
* [[Space Mutiny|Kalgan]]
* Kaputnik. (Actually "Sputnik" itself sounds sort of funny.)
* Kaputnik. (Actually "Sputnik" itself sounds sort of funny.)
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* triangular (but only when pronounced with a broad "a")
* triangular (but only when pronounced with a broad "a")
* [[Hat Shop|tri]][[Chzo Mythos|lby]]
* [[Hat Shop|tri]][[Chzo Mythos|lby]]
* trope ([[TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|if you've been hanging out here long enough]])
* trope ([[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|if you've been hanging out here long enough]])
* trousers
* trousers
* trundle
* trundle
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* wacky
* wacky
* [[Homestar Runner|wad]]
* [[Homestar Runner|wad]]
* [[Everythings Better With Penguins|waddle]]
* [[Everything's Better With Penguins|waddle]]
** Or even [[The Fast Show|Chris Waddle]]
** Or even [[The Fast Show|Chris Waddle]]
* waffle
* waffle
* [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Wankel rotary engine]]
* [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Wankel rotary engine]]
* [[Kismet|wazir]]
* [[Kismet|wazir]]
* [[Bland Name Product|WcDonald's]]
* [[Bland-Name Product|WcDonald's]]
** [[Look Around You|cDonald's Theorem]]
** [[Look Around You|cDonald's Theorem]]
* weenie
* weenie
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** Llandudno
** Llandudno
** Aberdovey. Sounds lovely, doesn't it?
** Aberdovey. Sounds lovely, doesn't it?
** Not to mention that "penguin", [[Everythings Better With Penguins|one of the funniest of them all]], originally derives from Welsh.
** Not to mention that "penguin", [[Everything's Better With Penguins|one of the funniest of them all]], originally derives from Welsh.
** [[Overly Long Name|Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch]] (punchline in a few films, like ''[[Barbarella]]''). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNN3Cpnur1k Here is how you pronounce it.]
** [[Overly Long Name|Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch]] (punchline in a few films, like ''[[Barbarella]]''). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNN3Cpnur1k Here is how you pronounce it.]
** Eisteddfod
** Eisteddfod
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* '''Romanian:'''
* '''Romanian:'''
** The surname of Romanian singer (of Hungarian ethnicity) [http://www.radicalonline.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Daniela-Gyorfi.jpg Daniela] [http://www.click.ro/bbtcontent/clipping/CLIIMA20110926_0118/5.jpg Gyorfi] has similar pronunciation with Romanian words for "rag" and "hooker". Add some scandal over her past love affairs and [[Dude Not Funny|cue twenty years of rough jokes on her sex life]].
** The surname of Romanian singer (of Hungarian ethnicity) [http://www.radicalonline.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Daniela-Gyorfi.jpg Daniela] [http://www.click.ro/bbtcontent/clipping/CLIIMA20110926_0118/5.jpg Gyorfi] has similar pronunciation with Romanian words for "rag" and "hooker". Add some scandal over her past love affairs and [[Dude, Not Funny|cue twenty years of rough jokes on her sex life]].




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** chezarmanak (meaning "don't be suprised")
** chezarmanak (meaning "don't be suprised")
** duduk
** duduk
** saganakagoyn ([[Translation Yes|brown]])
** saganakagoyn ([[Translation: "Yes"|brown]])


* '''Finnish:'''
* '''Finnish:'''
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* '''Turkish:'''
* '''Turkish:'''
** [[Tintin|Bashi-Bazouk]]
** [[Tintin (Comic Book)|Bashi-Bazouk]]
*** Along with the rest of Captain Haddock's vocabulary. Captain Archibald Haddock, to give his full name...
*** Along with the rest of Captain Haddock's vocabulary. Captain Archibald Haddock, to give his full name...
** Ali Baba
** Ali Baba
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** Dikduk (grammar)
** Dikduk (grammar)
** Bakbuk (bottle)
** Bakbuk (bottle)
** [[Everythings Better With Llamas|Lama]] (why)
** [[Everything's Better With Llamas|Lama]] (why)
** Melafefon (cucumber) - funny in pretty much every language
** Melafefon (cucumber) - funny in pretty much every language
** Tarnegol (rooster)
** Tarnegol (rooster)
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