Irish jokes are a class of jokes, generally based on stereotypes of the Irish people.
A simpler joke, based on the Bush Dunce model, is used.
Another joke based on the use of a word containing only letters from the first six in the alphabet (and thus those used in hexadecimal) is...
It's an extended joke based on the notion that ruthlessness is funny.
The plot provides the setup for a string of sight gags, puns, jokes based on Asian stereotypes, and general farce.
It can even be a joke based on the latest highly publicized disaster.
An example of a joke based on double meaning is recorded in Gellius (2nd century AD):
True culture demanded that that remark be accepted as a friendly joke, probably based on a truth-how else could an unpalatable truth be put in words?
The film is essentially a shaggy dog story, leading up to a single play-on-words joke based on "beaver" also being a euphemism for female genitals.
Nevertheless, in German there are a series of jokes based on a variety of meanings, while English uses several words.