Blog # 2 

1. Some of the language features or "moves" I noticed in the shaggy dog story
Story #1            The language that was used in this story was and easy to understand. One term that I did not know the meaning of was "friar" but the meaning did not matter here because at the end of the story the word was used along with other terms (only Hugh can prevent florist friars) to sound like it is saying "ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FLORIST FIRES".  
Story #2             This story tells us exactly what events took place in order, easy to understand the language used.

Story #3            The moves that I noticed in this story (Which was my favorite one) was that the string tried the same approach to getting a beer a few times, then he stopped, thought of a different approach, and then went into the bar again and found a way to succeed.

2. Some of the knowledge or beliefs a listener would need to be aware of to "get" the joke.
 
Story #1           In this story the listener needs to listen carefully and see that the author uses the work Hugh to replace the work you. The words sound similar but are spelled differently this is why it is important to listen carefully in order to get the joke.
 
 
Story # 2         Listener must know about how panda bears act, they are lazy and don't really do anything. The author says that the panda eats, shoots, and leaves. The joke is that , the panda did just that are, shot customers and left. I think that the term  "shits" was replaced by "shoots" in order to make a joke. Unlike the previous story the term shoots doesn't really sound like shits.
Story # 3              In order to get the joke a listener must simply listen carefully to the story especially the end!  


3. Ways which shaggy dog stories connect to other spoken or written forms.
 
Story # 1            I feel that the joke at the end of this story was hard to get at first "Only Hugh can prevent forest friars" because at the beginning of the story we know that the florist are friars and then Hugh trashed their florist shop so it is indicating that Hugh is the only one who prevented the friars. Listeners might be able to get the joke, but for a reader because of the spelling is different it might take a while. I know that's how it was for me , I only got the joke after I read it out loud !

Story #2               This story connects to spoken forms such as sarcasm, the Panda was being rude and sarcastic by saying look it up.

Story #3              The punch line here is written using terminology that sounds similar to "I'm afraid not" just  written differently.
4. Patterns in the way these stories are told - either in terms of word choices, the organization of the stories, or relationships between the joke-teller & the audience

 Story # 1            The story was easy to follow  because it told you what happened first, second, and showed what the florist did to stop the friars from having a successful shop. The relationship between  the teller of the story and the joke seemed almost as a warning  to the friars, indicating that only if YOU close your shop , YOU will prevent a forest fire.

Story # 2          This story was organized well except that the punch line at the end wasn't very funny and a little hard to understand.


Story #3              Some words that were used in this story were meant to sound as if the author is saying something else. For example the word "gimmie " was used for give me. The phrase "a frayed knot" was used to not only describe the type of knot the string was identifying himself as but also meaning he is AFRAID NOT. This was a good One!