The boat capsized and grandpa's paddle was broken. Then grandpa said to his grandson in horror, guess what?

Grandson, grandpa's paddle is finished.

This comes from a cold joke, which also incorporates homophonic stalks. "Paddle" and "talk" are homophonic and humorous.

Homophonic stalks are used to deliberately create misunderstandings through homophonic sounds, thus producing humorous effects. It is often used in cross talk. Making misunderstandings is a common routine in comedy. Whether it is cross talk or online jokes, if it is a misunderstanding routine, many of them are made of homophonic stalks. However, in the network segment, "homophonic stalk" is the lowest level, technically not advanced, and the joke is very shallow.