Some jokes don’t need fancy visuals, celebrities, or long setups to go viral. All they need is a clever twist. One short text-based joke circulating online proves exactly that — and it’s been making readers laugh because it plays with expectations in the smartest way possible.

The joke begins with a familiar situation: a drunk guy gets pulled over by the police. Right away, readers know what’s coming. Sobriety tests. Awkward moments. Likely failure. It’s a scenario that has appeared in movies, TV shows, and countless real-life stories.

The officer starts running sobriety tests, and everything feels routine. Walk the line. Follow instructions. Try not to mess up. The tension builds because we assume the driver is already in trouble.

Then comes the final test — and this is where the joke quietly changes direction.

The officer offers a deal: pass this last test, and you’re free to go. All the driver has to do is use the words green, pink, and yellow in one sentence.

At first, it sounds almost too easy. Compared to physical balance tests or memory challenges, saying three colors in a sentence feels effortless. The reader expects the drunk guy to fail in a clumsy or obvious way — maybe slurring his words or mixing things up.

But instead of failing, the joke flips the script.

The humor doesn’t come from stupidity. It comes from unexpected intelligence.

The drunk man doesn’t simply list colors. He turns them into verbs, bending language in a way that technically follows the rules while completely surprising the listener. Suddenly, the “drunk guy” isn’t the fool in the story — he’s the clever one.