The Adventures of the Fluffy Jokes

## Fluffy Jokes – the origin story

The fluffy jokes came about through one video of cut scenes on Patreon, two different FAHnArtists recognising a concept and drawing it, and three **hashtags** that sparked an idea (okay, as well as three very **funny Irish lads** who have just too many jokes to squeeze into a three-minute video every week).

### Never leave a joke behind

The Patreon video from 14/6/2020 was outtakes and cut scenes from the Old people in the Future Reflect on 2020 sketch, released on YouTube and Facebook on 11/6/2020.

The writing in this was funny, a little close to home, and packed to the brim with **puns**. In his introductory write-up on Patreon, Foil made his own hashtags; **#neverleaveajokebehind** **#jokesneverdie** and **#recycle**, along with the video title: *Cutting room floor – the bits that didn’t make it*.

Multiple **comments from FAHns** for the Patreon video observed the high standard of the jokes that were left out, and  **(lovingly) bullying the lads into making sure that they would be recycled** (ESPECIALLY the situation with the towel).

### The FAHnart

On 15th June 2020, @things\_i\_cre8 put up a drawing of the three lads tenderly looking after a box of…fluffy jokes, with a discussion taking place that the cutting room floor is cold and hard, but the jokes just need time and TLC then can be used again. They were not intentionally made to look like the Tribbles from Star Trek, but according to commented fah\_sketched, this is what they reminded her off.

While @things\_i\_cre8 originally created the Fluffy Jokes concept, @fah\_sketched/@pk.grafik fell in love with them and began drawing her own, first sneaking them into drawings as an **Easter egg** (to the FAHns' delight) (picture of Seamus’s pub) and eventually giving them a main stage/play equipment to play on- and Fluffy Jokes as we know and love them now slowly took over in the best way possible!

@fah\_sketched’s clever depictions of the jokes in **various sticky situations** (picture of Sudocrem), either helping FAH (and possibly sometimes hindering them) instantly found their forever-home in the FAHndom, thought we were all guessing FAH themselves were still confused *AF*. She has lovingly demonstrated her ability to capture heart and personality in a ball of Fluff, and the Fluffy Jokes are still a favourite among the FAHn community.

@fah\_sketched has always been willing to take requests from FAHns and discuss ideas about how the Jokes can feature in her drawings! For example, check out the *Snarkle Fluffy* she drew for @Heleendje, a reference to Arms's habit of being ever so slightly snarky in his reply to comments from FAHns they know well on their weekly videos and in live stream chatrooms.

She also gave **each FAH member their own unique Fluffy Joke look** – Arms’ Fluffy Jokes have an abundance of hair, Hog’s Fluffy Jokes have curls, and naturally Foil’s Fluffy Jokes have the ability to grow a moustache (it makes them funnier).

**Other FAHn1rtists** have also joined the **Official FAH Joke Rescue Team**. @itjes\_drawings

@things\_i\_cre8 global joke sayings and variations

## Fluffy Jokes and FAH

FAH have rarely acknowledged the Fluffy Jokes in the FAHnArt (fair, considering they are completely made up, and not the main focus!), however all three members have recognised their presence.

On September 11th, @fah\_sketched posted a comic involving a Fluffy Joke on a rollercoaster of emotion in relation to a momentous occasion of very clear Joke recycling, with Foil responding on Twitter that it was *"So spot on"*.

This may be relating more to the fact that the main focus was on Foil’s amazing joke that had been recycled (as it should have been!), but it seems **the Fluffy Jokes have been accepted**.

When asked directly via Patreon for an **official statement on the Fluffy Jokes**, Foil responded with

>  The Fluffy Jokes are fully endorsed by Foil Arms and Hog. They are an accurate portrayal of the joke writing/creation process and each are as precious as the last.
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A truly *delightFoil* response!

## Fluffy Jokes Appearances

### Birth and First Fluffy Steps

For a timeline of the **main posts featuring the Fluffy Jokes** in the first months of their creation, see below. These dates are all in 2020. Except for the original drawing, all cartoons are by the same artist posted to either of her Instagram accounts: @fah\_sketched aka @pk.grafik.

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* June 15th – Original fluffy Joke drawing by @things\_i\_cre8
* June 18th – Seamus’ Pub – @pk.grafik mentioned *“And again you’ll find quite a few hidden jokes”* and then actually hid a Fluffy Joke. The cheek!!!
* June 22nd – Emergency Meeting Comic after the first Lockdown (A little confusion from FAHns, but agreement that the Fluffy Jokes are CUUUUUUUUUTE). This comic introduced the concept of the *"Bonus Material Playground"* (gallery to the right)
* June 24th – Moving back into the office animation (FAHns officially in love with the Jokes)

* June 26th – Hog playing drums animation
* June 27th – Post-Quarantines video animation

* June 29th – Sudocrem Do’s and Don’ts. (*“Too much……too much!"*)
* July 8th - Oisín and Anne Flanagan get their own Fluffy Jokes
* July 17th - friendly joke shaming based on the outro of the sketch A Party with Rooms of the House
* July 18th – Bonus Material Playground
* July 19th – The Haircut. This is in reference to Foil's infamous tweet detailing the WIP of his disastrous DIY lockdown haircut.
* August 6th – Best Joke in the show
* August 15th – Behind the scenes, inspired by an Instagram shot of Arms (3rd picture), a request by @helsteendje. Jokes can be seen **piled in the background** rather than miscellaneous items. (Images to the right)
* September 11th – Recycling Jokes – Aunt Arctica *#foilwritesallthejokes #justiceforfoil #justiceforjokes*
* September 16th – the unveiling of @pk.grafik’s *The Best of* poster, available in print resolution on Patreon – where the Fluffy Jokes can be seen dotted around the building!

### 2021 ReFluff!

Coming soon!!!!

Foil as a Fluffy JokeArms as a Fluffy JokeHog as a Fluffy Joke
Foil Arms and Hog Fluffies as reimagined by Kay Roper in July 2021.