Some jokes work on the premise of making connections people haven’t thought of before. The classic: Why did the chicken cross the road? We start to think of a purpose, not the obvious answer of getting to the other side.
Sometimes jokes are made that point out a connection between things that are meant to have a connection, but have been forgotten about. Therefore the joke is redundant, and in a way, comes full circle. Let me give an example.
Why did the man purchase a TV from one electronics store over the other? Because it was the Best Buy.
Yeah, that’s why the store was named that. No new connection is pointed out, but people with short attention spans will find it hilarious. By definition, full-circle jokes are terrible.
I just thought of another one: What did they call the 9-month-old girl’s first upright movements? Baby steps.
If you laughed at that, I am disappointed. Of course that’s what they are called, that’s the comparison the phrase “baby steps” refers to! These jokes are amazingly easy to write, require no skill, and make my eyes roll so much my head rolls with it, increasing the effective distance of eye-rolling, and therefore, the total displeasure with the recently transpired events.