Maaany years ago, because I am old, I was working as an assistant manager in a gas station. The manager and the chain's regional manager were best buds so the RM visited often. I did love my manager dearly, best boss I ever had, and I suspect this made the RM think we were also friends.
So one day, I'm on a ladder occupied with cleaning something foul on top of the cigarette racks, when the RM walks in looking up at me and cheerfully asks me if I heard the good news. I half turn around and say 'The union got in?' and she TRIPPED. A rack fell, she didn't fall to the ground but it was close. She laughed at my 'joke' after a minute but I don't think she ever smiled at me again.
It was a spontaneous answer, but I've successfully reused it twice since then for comedic effect, and I invite you to try it.