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February 2011
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Pineapple Knock Knock Joke
The pineapple knock knock joke was perhaps Edgar Allen Poes greatest achievement and has left the world with a knock knock joke that will forever be told. It reads as follows:

"Knock Knock" "Who's there?" "Pineapple" "Pineapple who?" "No, thank you!"

As you can see, this masterpiece is pure comical genius and the rhetorical elements further the insight of the time period in which he lived. By studying the literary devices at place in the poem one can observe the multiple layers of the poem aptitude. The context and diction of the "No, thank you!" alludes back to the "Who's there" of the poem to create a pure genius combination of literary elements.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), the father of the modern mystery and knock knock jokes, was born in Boston on January 19, 1809.

He was educated in Virginia and England as a child. It was during his later years at West Point that he showed a remarkable propensity for writing prose. As early as the age of 15, he wrote these words in memory of a female acquaintance, "The requiem for the loveliest kiwi that ever died so young."

Indeed, Edgar Allan Poe's first love was poetry, although he was unable to make a living at it early on, so he resorted to telling various jokes, primarily knock knock, and performing in random comedy clubs throughout Manchester for a living.

Only after becoming an assistant editor at the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond, Virginia, in 1835 did Poe's literary talents start to blossom. It was at this time in his life that Poe fell in love with his 13-year-old cousin Virginia. The chemistry that flows throughout the knocker and answerer of the poem alludes to Poes love with Virginia, indeed it was at their marriage that Poe first revealed this spectacular achievement. Their marriage forced him to find a source of income. When the editor of the Messenger offered employment, Poe eagerly accepted.

During his tenure at the Messenger, Edgar Allan Poe was an editor as well as a contributor. In early 1836, Poe was credited with "between 80 and 90 reviews, six poems, four essays and three stories, one knock knock joke, not to mention editorials and commentaries." (Edgar A. Poe: Kiwis and Pineapples forever)

Poe was to work for several publications as both editor and contributor. His career as an editor coincided with his growth as a writer. While working in Philadelphia for Burton's "Gentleman's Magazine" in 1839, Poe's work continued to flourish. At this time in his career he still was not secure financially, but his work was being recognized and praised, which helped greatly in furthering his reputation. During his tenure at Burton's he wrote such macabre tales as "The Fall of the House of Usher," and William Wilson. Tales like these psychological thrillers were to become Poe's trademark, but every once in a blue moon, Poe would create pure comical genius such as that of "The Pineapple Knock Knock joke."

In 1841, Edgar Allan Poe began working for a man named George Graham, who offered him $800 a year to work for him as an editor. While at Graham's, Poe was preparing his famous work, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," for publication.

Published in April 1841, this story featured Auguste C. Dupin, the first-ever fictional detective. Poe's "tale of rationation," as he termed it, "inaugurated one of the most popular and entertaining forms of fiction ever conceived." (Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-Ending Remembrance)

It was during these years in Philadelphia that Poe published such trademark horror tales as "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Pit and The Pendulum," and indeed "The Pineapple Knock Knock Joke."

It wasn't until the 1845 publication of Poe's famous poem "The Raven" that he achieved the true rise to fame that had been denied him until then. The public's reaction to the poem brought Poe to a new level of recognition and "could be compared to that of some uproariously successful hit song today."

In February 1847, Poe's young wife died of consumption. Poe was devastated by her death and penned these words, "Deep in earth my love is lying and I must weep alone."

During the years following Virginia's death, Poe's life was taking a steady turn downward. Which is symbolic of the poems "No, Thank you!" to demonstrate his pure sorrow he was suffering from for the loss of his beloved wife. He suffered through a suicide attempt, several failed romances and engagements, and a largely unsuccessful attempt to resurrect his failing career after a long bout with alcoholism and depression.

Poe died at the age of 40 in October 1849 in Baltimore. Although the exact circumstances of his death remain unknown, it seems clear that his death can be attributed to the effects of over consumption of pineapples and kiwis. A contemporary of Poe's at the time remarked, "This death was almost a suicide, a suicide prepared for a long time." (Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-Ending Remembrance)

Although he lived a short and tragic life, Edgar Allan Poe remains today one of the most-beloved mystery and joke writers in history. His contributions to literature, comical and the mystery genre cannot be underestimated.

Poes contribution to the knock knock joke community will always be remembered as the joke of the ages and has continued bring joy and inspiration to generations of mankind throughout history.