The set up is that somebody is making one of these things and they were so delicate that any noise above a whisper could deflate them, ruining them. Then the punchline is when someone or something makes a loud noise and the souffle collapses as predicted.
It feels like such a relic these days. They don't do the gag anymore and I wonder what that said about pop culture at the time.
Has that joke come up again in recent years or am I that detached from TV?
What are some other jokes that seemingly vanished?
Quicksand
Going on two dates with different women at the same time
Wife asking if she looks fat in a particular outfit
People offering me drugs for free
remember how, in 90s movies/TV, if a specific pizza topping was mentioned, it was always anchovies?
Most westerners hadn’t even seen a sushi bar at that time, now they’re a fixture in any town near the ocean
Not so much a joke but the central plot points of like 50% of 90s sitcom episodes could be solved if everyone had a smart phone
As a writer, smart phones are the bane of my existence when it comes to dramatic tension.
Gotta work messaging apps into the narrative. Homestuck was a masterclass in this.
brussel sprouts, broccoli
This is because whites learned not to boil those things into a bitter mush.
How did boiling the shit out of veggies ever become the default? Nearly all of them are more nutritious, easier to prepare, and taste better in the oven.
Same with breaking spaghetti in half, overcooking it, then rinsing all the starch off. Like you're making an extra effort to make your noodles soggy, difficult to eat, and unable to hold sauce.
I still see kicked sandcastles but not often by clumsy everymen.
Was gonna say catchphrases but then I bazinga'd myself
The Big Bang Theory started in 2007. I can't think of a more recent one but then again i don't watch much.
Not related to the prompt but thank you for reminding me that soufflé is a thing. My partner got on a soufflé kick a few years ago and nailed them and hasn't made any again since. I think I'll request one.
We need to run a hardline to the mainframe!
Zoom in and enhance...
Looks like our programmer hid a low-security backdoor...
The endangered souffle https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EndangeredSouffle
Love that the header quote on that is from Captain Sisko.
