It’s Monday, which means it’s time for your weekly dose of locavore levity: the Joke of the Week! This week’s joke comes from Burlington’s Eric Dreiblatt. Take it away, Eric…

Animals with people names freak me out. The only thing freakier to me is a person with an animal name. Because I might not be happy when I meet a dog named Michael, but I’m not going to fuck with a guy named Fluffy.

About That Joke
Says Dreiblatt: I sat down and wrote this. How sad is that?

Meet the Comedian, Eric Dreiblatt

Eric Dreiblatt Credit: Courtesy of Eric Dreiblatt
Eric Dreiblatt is a Burlington-based standup comedian, VPR commenter, writer and host. He runs the monthly Cup of Comedy series at Radio Bean and has opened for comedians such as Joe DeRosa and Joe Machi.

See Him Live
Dreiblatt hosts the Drink Comedy Open Mic at Drink in Burlington every Tuesday.

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4 replies on “Joke of the Week: Pet Names”

  3. I mean, yea, Gabriel Iglesias used the word fluffy in a few jokes and as the title of one of his specials. But he used it as an adjective meaning “fat”, though, while Eric is using it as a proper noun evoking “cuteness” (ironically, in reference to a person who you obviously “wouldn’t want to fuck with”). It’s definitely a unique word that conjures Gabriel Iglesias, but he didn’t invent it, and I think using the word “fluffy” as a pet name instead of a description of a person’s weight is totally different enough for there not to be any issue of originality here (if that’s what you were suggesting, The Oracle).

    Also, the “about the joke” blurb here is damn awesome.

  4. I’ve read this joke six times and it still makes no sense. Is the conceit that Eric wants to fuck most of the guys he meets?

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