Hi, could anyone tell what is funny about this conversation? From US sitcom again.
A:Let's make it, it was good.
B:The Cajun was all your doing.
A:Because I knocked cayenne pepper into your hollandaise.
B:How do you think they invented the Reese's Cup and penicillin? We could win the Nobel here.

Question

Hi, could anyone tell what is funny about this conversation?  From US sitcom again.
A:Let's make it, it was good.
B:The Cajun was all your doing.
A:Because I knocked cayenne pepper into your hollandaise.
B:How do you think they invented the Reese's Cup and penicillin? We could win the Nobel here.

Answer

Penicillin is an important medicine that was found by accident - like someone ate mold and felt better...

Reces is a candy made by accident when someone ate chocolate with peanut butter on it.

He made a meal better by making it hot with pepper.

He compares this accident with a shameless product placement and an important achievement for a comical effect.  It fails to be funny to either of us- but reeses pays all the same.

Answer

it means something good happened by accident

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