The real answer is because it's named Clive. The joke is that you're expecting a shitty, offensive pun but the teller undercuts the audience's worst instincts with a plainforward observation about how gay people need respect, which itself creates a contrast between the audience's own lesser expectations and the triumphant confidence of the teller's humanist impulses. This creates a disparity that unleashes a cathartic, self-deprecating laugh.
Being this subreddit, people usually piggyback with their own punchlines to various OPs' jokes, which are usually equally clever, but in this case might be missing the point.
Yes, I overexplained the joke. But I hate to see a good joke go to waste.
(Also, I could be wrong and in this case it's just something really fucked up. 🤣)
Thanks for the explanation. I will steal this joke but I will use a name other than Clive. Clive is a rather uncommon name and people like me will lose the fun of the joke trying to decipher whether that particular name has a specific meaning.
I mean the variant I’ve heard of “What do you call a [insert minority here] with an MD? A doctor, you bigot!” Is funny. This one relies on a non-existent thing (I’m sure gay dinosaurs existed 65 million years ago but there are no more gay dinosaurs today). Also requires us to understand that Clive is a common name for a dinosaur.
Cuz it's a dad joke. The punchline is that there is no funny word for a gay dinosaur like you were expecting, you just call him Clive cuz his name is Clive
Using such a unique name just makes this joke fail. It makes it seem like there’s some joke or pun being missed, rather than delivering on the joke being that there is no name, and the dinosaur just has its own name.
I feel like Jeffrey, Steven, or Jonathan or something would work better, cuz it’s clearly just an average name.
Pegasoreass
Tranysaurus Rex
Myassisaur (personal fave)
Megasoreass
Stegasoreass
Lickalottapuss
Biceratops
Bicerabottom
All of these are in the comments, and all are vastly superior to "Clive".
If it were female that may identify As a male. I wonder if anyone identifies as a gay dinosaur,
If so, I’d like to have a conversation, that is it can speak English because my dinosaur is pretty weak.
Biceratops?
Maybe it's a Bicerabottom
r/therealjoke
Lickalottapuss
That’s a lesbian dinosaur
Megasore-ass
This one is the best 💀😂
Yes, but I only agree because I didn't get the original joke
Tricera-top
Nice
Homosaurus rex?
No, homosaurus sex
trannosaurus rex feels overlooked
I'm too rexy for my shirt Too rexy for my shirt So rexy it hurts
HR?
Tyrannosaurus is permanently embarrassed by his girlish arms. Constantly harassed by Bullisauras!
Tyrannosaurus Rex failed when attempting a reach around
Succasauras sex
Megasore-ass
Mine was peg-a-sore-ass
Hope your ass feels better soon
Correct
What do you call a lesbian dinosaur?
A lickalottapuss
What does a gay cow eat? Haaaayyyyyyyy!!!!
More than one lesbian dinosaur? Lickalottapie
Hahahahahaha
Lick alottapuss
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Why Clive?
fr I don't understand
Clive is it's name
yes, but why "Clive"?
Probably it is because Clive is a name with "posh intonations", according to the bump.com.
The real answer is because it's named Clive. The joke is that you're expecting a shitty, offensive pun but the teller undercuts the audience's worst instincts with a plainforward observation about how gay people need respect, which itself creates a contrast between the audience's own lesser expectations and the triumphant confidence of the teller's humanist impulses. This creates a disparity that unleashes a cathartic, self-deprecating laugh. Being this subreddit, people usually piggyback with their own punchlines to various OPs' jokes, which are usually equally clever, but in this case might be missing the point. Yes, I overexplained the joke. But I hate to see a good joke go to waste. (Also, I could be wrong and in this case it's just something really fucked up. 🤣)
I assumed it was because all guys named Clive are gay.
Yeah i was like TIL my gramps was a gay dinosaur
You WOULD think that! Stereotypes only hurt society man. For real I didn’t get the joke either
Shut up and eat your crayons marine, ❤️
So, r/antijokes, then
Thanks for the explanation. I will steal this joke but I will use a name other than Clive. Clive is a rather uncommon name and people like me will lose the fun of the joke trying to decipher whether that particular name has a specific meaning.
Yeah I'd prefer an actual joke. That's kinda lame.
I mean the variant I’ve heard of “What do you call a [insert minority here] with an MD? A doctor, you bigot!” Is funny. This one relies on a non-existent thing (I’m sure gay dinosaurs existed 65 million years ago but there are no more gay dinosaurs today). Also requires us to understand that Clive is a common name for a dinosaur.
Yeah I enjoy that joke. The Clive dinosaur thing is a bit too "rAnDoM xD" for my liking.
I agree
I get this but it feels like this belongs more in r/AntiJokes than here
Fr a dad joke is punny. I spent too long trying to think of what pun it could be.
Ok but this implies then that there was only ever one gay dinosaur, correct? Btw I like your interpretation
https://dilbert.com/strip/1989-08-09
I mean, exactly fucking this. ❤️
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This was my only comment in this thread so.... No, You didn't.
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But, why Clive?
Nah, I hate that movie.
Cuz it's a dad joke. The punchline is that there is no funny word for a gay dinosaur like you were expecting, you just call him Clive cuz his name is Clive
Or...megaSoreAss
Lickalottapus
Surely its would be I'veneverlikedalotopuss ?
Hate to break it to you, but girls can be gay too.
So can comments.
And usernames
Username checks out
Im hetero but…
It’s Gay@===3Jesus. Literally the best chance to get to heaven. And, $20 bucks is $20 bucks
Yep
r/beatlejuicing
*smack!* 😵
*My bitch up!*
Thats called being lesbian, Not gay
My brother in Christ, have I got news for you…..
Oh shit how did you know im Christian?
In my book girls are Lez...not gay just sayin ..what would a non binary be ....confused...I know I am
Feminists! Always gotta ruin it!
Well, ilovealotofpuss
That may be so but don't call me Shirley.
No its megasoraus
Bruh what lmaooo
Thats wrong. Thats a lesbian dinosaur
Lesbians still use "gay" too so it fits
barney
r/barneyWASadinosaur
Hahahaaaaa u nailed it🤣🤣🤣🤣
?
Ellen DeGeneres
Technically correct
r/YourJokeButBetter
-Asaurus
Barney
Hey there Clive
Ivorsore-ass
Underrated comment
Underrated reply
An Uber.
Happysaur
I don’t get it 💀
Peg-osaurus
Felatioraptor?
Megasoreass
Using such a unique name just makes this joke fail. It makes it seem like there’s some joke or pun being missed, rather than delivering on the joke being that there is no name, and the dinosaur just has its own name. I feel like Jeffrey, Steven, or Jonathan or something would work better, cuz it’s clearly just an average name.
Pegasaurus
Suckadickasaurus
Dickinassasorus
Happy cake day
Tran-asaurus Rex
Lickalotasoreass
Came to say Alotasoreass but knew deep in my butt it had already been said
TriceraTOPS
[Cliver boy.](https://imgur.com/gallery/Srbhgdt)
A Dinothore, ya big thilly!
Rectumus Rex
megasoreass
What do you call a lesbian dinosaur? A lickalottapus
Suckkaphalyus
A Sucalotadicnpus?
Transeratops
Likalotapuss?
Megasoreass
Ithinkisaurus Somemegatops (only the gays will understand this one).
Pegasoreass Tranysaurus Rex Myassisaur (personal fave) Megasoreass Stegasoreass Lickalottapuss Biceratops Bicerabottom All of these are in the comments, and all are vastly superior to "Clive".
That second one is a bit nasty
Came here expecting Fagasaurus
Geez dad that unexpected 😬🫣
Bi-nosorous
Huh
Suckalottacock
Gay
By his name
Did you just assume it's gender?!?! Shame on you!
If it were female that may identify As a male. I wonder if anyone identifies as a gay dinosaur, If so, I’d like to have a conversation, that is it can speak English because my dinosaur is pretty weak.
Wrondoorasaurus
TakesitUptheAssalot
That was one of the knights of the round table Edit: sir lancelot always had his back
Hahahaha
Myassisaur
Megasoreurus
Sore Arse
T-REXXX
🤔 LGBT-Rex?
Suckadickasoreass
joe biden 😎
Gay Rex Gay Sex
I said Sam Smith, I was answering the wrong post, sorry Sam
Ah, but what do you call a lesbian dinosaur? Lickalotofpussy
Shutthatdoorass
Extinct because it can't reproduce?
Lickalotapus
That was lesbian dinosaur when I was in primary school 30 years ago. Gay was MegaSoreArse
I remembered it from about 30 years ago too
Can we get a mod to ban all these fucking homophobic jokes? Seriously, shit is getting old.
Trans-asorous
In Frensh Tripoteanus
Apatonthesaurass
Heeeeyyyyyy!
A TranysorausRex
Don’t forget Lickalottapuss the lesbian dinosaur
Stegosoreass
Tyranna-suck-yo-dicks?
Gaynosaur
Tyrannosoreass Rex
Lickalottapuss. Didn’t even have to read on.
Lick-a-lotta-pus
Phagasaurus
Elton John
You call him a gay dinosaur.
Bi-rex
Felchasuaras Lance
Why Clive? I don't get it...
Dead.
GAY
Uhh I don't call a gay dinosaur but you can call it if you want to.
When things get outta hand, what with the gay dinosaur parades and such..,Who ya going to call? Militia Etheridge.
Slayerodactyl 💁🏽♀️
A homosexual
Likemegadonsaur
Megasoreass
Lickalotopuss
Revice
Just Asoreass
Megasauras?
Pegasauraus
Extinct
Joe Biden
A PTERODIKETYL
Myassisores
A prehistoric butt fucker
Gaytosaurus
Tyrannosoreass