The Master of Knock Knock
Everyone knows the great tragedies and the great poetry of Shakespeare. Yet his wit and his invention of the "knock-knock joke" was far more important in shaping the world we live in today. It is a rare person who does not know, or repeat Shakespearian knock-knock jokes. The offer us sollace in moments of grief, uplift us in the face of tribulation, and spark life in the most apathetic of us.
There is a plethora of sites for those who need scholarly Shakespeare resources;
visit the web sites of Mr.
William Shakespeare and the Internet or
The Complete Works
of William Shakespeare. For the rest of us there is . . .
Shakespeare's Little Book of Knock Knock
Knock-knock
Who's there?
You.
You who?
Did you call?
Knock-knock
Who's there?
Beware.
You who?
Beware the ides of March.
Knock-knock
Who's there?
Wench.
Wench who?
Gesundheit!
Knock-knock
Who's there?
Bard.
Bard who?
I'm bard too.
Knock-knock
Who's there?
Avon
Avon who?
Avon to be alone.
The following were found in Shakespeare's original manuscript of
Othello and were later removed by his editor.
Knock-knock
Who's there?
Othello.
Othello who?
Othello you thome girl thcout cookieth.
Knock-knock
Who's there?
Iago.
Iago who?
Iago to the store. Do you needa anything?
Knock-knock
Who's there?
Desdamona.
Desdamona who?
Desdadmona I owe you. All $200.
Knock-knock
Who's there?
Emilia.
Emilia who?
Emilia, I calla ya, I phona ya, no getta answer.
Created: December 15, 1999
Last modified: July 31, 2004