Set 6 · Episode 529

Arash Tajiya

Bucket Pull

Career avg·2.00 bits/set·3.00 beats/set·0.37 punch density·0.40 tag density·1 set

This set·2 bits·3 beats·0.37 punch density·0.40 tag density

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Skips to 48:45 in the episode

[Bit 1]

I moved to the United States when I was 2001, which is--
yeah.
That's-- didn't finish the joke.
All right, that's just--
yeah, great time to come to the United States.
Great time.
I moved to Utah in 2001.
Good decision.
Yeah, we came here in April, and I was like,
this is the greatest country I've ever seen.
Then a few months later, it's like, all right,
I'm going to have a bad childhood, actually.
This is gonna be rough.

[Bit 2]

Yeah, and then Bush got reelected.
I'm like, "More bullying, okay, this is gonna be bad."
Like, nobody was more happy about Colin Powell dying than me.
I shut a tear.
I was like, "How many fucking wedgies
I got fucking Fallujah back there?"

Bit 1 · Beat 1

Beat Details

Beat Premise

Moving to America in 2001 implies lucky timing, but reveals 9/11.

Joke Type

misdirect

Lines

setupI moved to the United States when I was 2001, which is--
punchlineThat's-- didn't finish the joke.
punchlineAll right, that's just--
punchlineyeah, great time to come to the United States.
tagGreat time.
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