Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery Site

"You ever hear about this fellow, Archibald? No, not the guy from the cartoons. A real fellow. Lived down the lane from my Uncle Terry. Now, Archibald was a man of great conviction, which is usually a polite way of saying he was out of his mind.

Well, three weeks go by. Archibald is sitting on his porch, and the postman walks up. He’s got the mail, he’s got the uniform, the whole bit. Archibald is looking at him, squinting, trying to see if the eye looks shiny or maybe a bit... motionless. Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery

Archibald’s heart jumps. He thinks, 'It worked! The birds! The wind! The gossip!' He leans in and says, 'So you heard? About the eye?' "You ever hear about this fellow, Archibald

Generating a story in the style of Norm Macdonald’s 2017 Netflix special, Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & Trickery , requires a specific blend of long-winded setup, baffling logic, and a punchline that often subverts the entire journey. Lived down the lane from my Uncle Terry

It’s like that dog Hitler had. People say, 'Oh, that dog must have seen some terrible things. If only he could talk!' But he’s a dog. If he could talk, he wouldn’t tell you about the geopolitical landscape of 1940s Europe. He’d say, 'Hey, do you have any cheese? I’d really like some cheese. Also, I licked a fire hydrant earlier. It was cold.'" Why this fits the "Gossip & Trickery" style:

Like Norm’s bits on George Washington , it starts with a premise about human nature and devolves into a specific, absurd character.