interrupting cow

Joke's rude cattle

Interrupting cow is a children's knock-knock joke where the punchline cuts off the setup.

The listener says "Who's there?" and hears "Interrupting cow." When they begin "Interrupting cow wh—" the joker interjects with "MOOO!" The humor lies in the cow literally interrupting, making it a favorite of young children learning how jokes work.

Related

punchline · bad timing · rude · comedy · stand up comedy · barnyard · udder · grass · pasture · bovine · herd · mooing · impatient · annoying · funny · kids · elementary school · silly

Opposites
conversational behavior

interrupting cowgood listener

waiting your turn · wallflower · introvert

comedic device type

interrupting cowanti-joke

Deliberately punchless humor

Family

interrupt, interrupted, interrupter, interruption, interruptions, interruptive, cow, cows, cowed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G