beth (defunct)

wife: Heidi!
me: how is Heidi doing?
wife: she seems to be doing all right!
me: does she have a face?
wife: she does!
me: awesome
wife: i'm touching the cat.
me: Heidi is a cat.
wife: yes. that's the cat that i touched!

trouble writing natural dialog? just make everyone autistic

it worked for George Lucas

you establish expectations at the start. you set the scene. you create the pattern that the punchline subverts. there's internal drama. there's a rhythm to it. as george lucas might say, it rhymes