Pepe Noir Gets Paid in Scotch

>it was a case of murder >i would have preferred a case of scotch >but who gets what they want in this city? >certainly not me >and certainly not the dames that walk into my office >here's one right now >let me guess, cheating husband? >pay me in scotch

A noir-style Pepe detective smokes in his office while narrating a murder case and demanding payment in Scotch. The joke parodies hard-boiled detective fiction, with the detective cynically accepting a bottle of whisky as payment for investigating a cheating husband; it is used as an absurd noir reaction to a troublesome situation. EN: A noir-style Pepe detective smokes in his office while narrating a murder case and demanding payment in Scotch. The joke parodies hard-boiled detective fiction, with the detective cynically accepting a bottle of whisky as payment for investigating a cheating husband; it is used as an absurd noir reaction to a troublesome situation.

• @eternalclassic / 31854 2023-04-30