There is a hippo in the middle of a living room. An angry woman is on the sofa and a man is in the chair.
There is a hippo in a house.
Why is there a hippo in the house?
He was a terrible pet—why did we think he'd make a great coffee table?
scene: a living room description: There is a hippo in the middle of a living room. An angry woman is on the sofa and a man is in the chair. uncanny: There is a hippo in a house. entities: Hippopotamus, Marriage. caption: He was a terrible pet—why did we think he'd make a great coffee table?
A surreal joke about a man trying to convince his wife that the hippo he bought for a pet was a good idea. After failing to convince his wife that the hippo is a good pet, he has repurposed the hippo as a coffee table by placing it in the middle of their living room. She is again unimpressed with its functionality in this capacity.