Humor

There is a chapter about humor in one of the upper level books and I learned something. Knock-knock jokes are not a thing here in Ukraine. I was shocked and so I tried to tell one to a student. It went something like this:

Me:  "Wait, you really don't have knock-knock jokes?"
Her: "No"
Me:  "Awe, great! So it goes like this, I say, 'Knock-knock', and you say, 'Who's there?'. Then I say, 'something', and you say, 'something who?'. Finally, I say the punch line. Wanna try it?"
pause... pause... pause...
Her: "okay?"
Me:  "GREAT!!! So... Knock knock."
Her: "Who's there?"
Me:  "Banana."
Her: "Banana who?"
Me:  "Knock knock."
Her: "Knock knock who?"
Me:  "No no, after 'knock knock' you say 'who's there, remember?" She nods understanding and I say, "knock knock"
Her: "What's there?... Who! Who's there?"
Me: "Banana."
Her: "Who Banana who?"
Me: "Knock knock"
Her: "I'm confused... who's there?"
Me:  "Orange."
Her: "Orange who?"
Me: "Orange you glad I didn't say banana?"
*blank stare*

And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is why you should tell an easier knock knock joke for someone's first knock knock joke experience. I know it may not be the funniest thing now, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Also, I don't remember all of the mistakes, but these are the few I remember for sure, I do know that there were a few more.