This is exactly the kind of reference based joke that either works, or dies a slow miserable death alone in a shallow pool of water. Which fate do you think this one will suffer? Yeah, we guessed shallow pool, as well.
And no, Dr. Klownus is supposed to look like a clown and not an elephant. If you’re trying to read the joke that way you’re doing it wrong.
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BEARD: The university is getting serious about that old saying publish or perish.
HOBO: What, seriously?
BEARD: Yeah, they've been going around all morning giving stern talks to those of us who haven't published in a while. It's rough. it's like our four hour work days are not enough for them. They're treating us like animals!
KLOWNUS: I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!
HOBO: What, seriously?
BEARD: Yeah, they've been going around all morning giving stern talks to those of us who haven't published in a while. It's rough. it's like our four hour work days are not enough for them. They're treating us like animals!
KLOWNUS: I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!
