Three Hamlet Jokes

I have a long list of topics to cover related to Shakespeare and Hamlet in coming months, including another book review, a few reviews of Minnesota Shakespeare productions, and new series or two...

But for now, it's nice to stumble upon a Hamlet joke or two every now and then!

Three Hamlet Jokes on X (formerly Twitter) with references to lines or key words in the play:

Benedict Nelson:
Woman on radio 4 was just talking about her dog, ‘Hamlet’ and I said “presumably a Great Dane”, [1] and got nothing from my family. Not even a smirk.

jack furness (reply):
they've obviously lost all their mirth [2]

Richard Gillin (reply):
When I say that sort of thing they just tell me I’m a pain in the arras.[3]

NOTES:
[1] See Hamlet in graveyard (5.1), "It is I, Hamlet the Dane!"

[2] See Hamlet in 2.2, "I have of late- but wherefore I know not- lost all my mirth..."

[3] See 3.4, Polonius hides behind the arras, cries out; Hamlet says, "A rat!" and stabs the unseen Polonius behind the arras.

Source: X (social media site formerly known as Twitter) and for image grab:
(See comments for source link)

https://x.com/Ennobledinsect/status/1517788423570001923
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