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My uncle's 15 minute rule for jokes backfired at a wedding toast
My uncle Phil swore that any joke needs to be cut down to 15 seconds max, no setup longer than that. He drilled it into me for years. So at my cousin's wedding last Saturday I tried his advice with a pun about the caterer's meatballs. I dropped it quick, no build up, just bam. Whole table stared at me like I burped in church. Turns out the groom's mom is a strict vegetarian and the joke was about ground beef. Uncle Phil was in the corner laughing his butt off while I stood there holding the mic. Anyone else have a relative whose joke rules made things worse?
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