"Korma” should not be confused with “coma,” but there are jokes. A pun about spicy Asian food is:
A man overdosed on curry powder and went into a korma.”
“Did you hear about the man who overdosed on curry powder and slipped into a Korma?” was posted on alt.tasteless.jokes on February 11, 1995.
“Two junkies accidentally snort curry powder instead of cocaine. One’s now in a korma, the other’s got a dodgy tikka” is a related joke from about 2007.
Wikipedia: Korma
Korma (from Turkish kavurma), also spelled kormaa, qorma, khorma, kurma, or qovurma, is a dish originating in South Asia consisting of meat or vegetables braised in a spiced sauce made with yogurt, cream, nut or seed paste.
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Curry Joke…
Nigel
2/11/95
Dod you hear about the man who overdosed on curry powder and slipped into a Korma?
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Now look.......
Richard Lancashire
5/21/97
(...)
Did you hear about the bloke who overdosed on curry? He’s been in a korma for weeks…
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This joke is so bad its funny (almost)
Philately for everyone
5/23/97
(...)
3) Did you hear about the Indian who overdosed on curry powder?
He’s in a Korma!!
Google Books
Verity Red’s Diary:
A Story of Surviving M. E.
By Maria Mann
London: janus Publishing Company Ltd.
2005
Pg. 63:
Ben: Did you hear about the man who overdosed on curry powder?
Me: No.
Ben: He’s in a korma.
Twitter
Lee Kelleher
@leekelleher
@lloyd_humph #140-char-joke Did you hear about the man who overdosed on too many curries? He went into a korma…
1:41 PM - 11 Jan 2009
Twitter
Aidan Cunningham
@aidocunn
@paulssm did you hear about the guy who overdosed on curry powder? He was in a korma for a month!
4:15 PM - 1 Dec 2009
Google Books
Just Jokes:
A Collection of Kids Jokes
By Phyllis Agles-Johnson
Raleigh, NC: Lulu Publishing
2010
Pg. 86:
What happened to the guy who overdosed on curry powder?
He went into a korma!
Twitter
Norman Calder
@normcalder
Man overdosed on curry powder, he was found in a Korma.
2:54 PM - 26 Oct 2014
Google Books
Extremely Embarrassing Dad Jokes:
Because dads don’t know when to stop
By Ian Allen
New York, NY: Pavilion Books
2015
Pg. ?:
Two men who overdosed on curry powder for a dare are in hospital. Now one’s in a korma and the other’s got a dodgy tikka.
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