What is the Giant peach for a head joke?
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There was a man with a giant peach as a head on the side of the road.
A man walks up to him and asks, “Why do you have a giant peach as a head?” The peach man replies, “Funny story. I found a genie who gave me three wishes. My first wish was to be rich, a man came up to me and handed me a briefcase with millions of dollars. My second wish was to be extremely desirable to the most attractive woman, not long after that a supermodel ran up to me and we got married. My third wish was to have a giant peach as a head.”
The humor in this joke comes from the absurdity and unexpected nature of the punchline. The setup leads the listener to anticipate that the man’s third wish would be something equally beneficial as the first two wishes, which were to be rich and desirable to attractive women. These are common desires that many people might wish for if given the chance. However, the punchline subverts these expectations by revealing that the man’s third wish was bizarrely to have a giant peach for a head, which is a nonsensical and impractical desire.
The classic joke became famous after Matthew Perry told this joke on The Ellen Show!