Leslie Nielsen's joke from a movie

[Gamma Ray]

In one movie when Leslie Nielsen's character enters a room and sees another man sitting at the arm-chair back to him. Next comes dialogue.

Sitting man that seems doesn't expect an intruder exclaims: Who are you?

Leslie Nielsen's character: I'm a locksmith

Sitting man: How did you get in here?

Leslie Nielsen's character: I'm a locksmith


Explain, what does it mean this double answer, I'm a locksmith.

[SoothingDave]

A locksmith is a person who can open locks. In other words, he does not need the key to enter any room. His profession is to help people open locks.

[Gamma Ray]

'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'

Leslie Nielsen, as Lieutenant Frank Drebin, "Police Squad"
US (Canadian-born) comic movie actor (1926 - )

[phrasemix]

Isn't this a great example of how a sentence can "mean" so many different things based on the context?

The first question is "who are you?" so he answers by telling his profession. He is a locksmith, which is someone who fixes locks on doors, etc.

The second question is "how did you get in here" so he answers by telling what allowed him to get in - since he is a locksmith, he must be able to open locks. So that explains how he was able to get in.

Same answer, but different meanings. Very fun.

[euncu]

This is from the movie "Airplane"(1980) and one of my all-times favorites for this kind of jokes.

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REPORTER #1

(beckoning to door)
All right, boys. Let's get some pictures.

Three men with cameras enter and begin to remove framed
pictures from walls.