History Funny / HisDarkMaterials

* Lyra is certain that a previous incident where she (and a gang of oiks she runs with) loosed a canal boat from its' moorings is going to come up at some point during a gathering of the clans where she is present. She rather looses her ability to fancifully embellish as a result. The Gyptians know who she is, but have [[AdultFear more pressing]] [[MissingChild matters.]] But it lightens the mood a bit.

* Lyra is certain that a previous incident where she (and a gang of oiks she runs with) loosed a canal boat from its' moorings is going to come up at some point during a gathering of the clans where she is present. She rather looses her ability to bullsh*t as a result. The Gyptians know who she is, but have [[AdultFear more pressing]] [[MissingChild matters.]] But it lightens the mood a bit.

* Lyra making an omelette in the second book, just to prove she can. Only she doesn't realize you're supposed to get rid of the eggshells. Will doesn't have the heart to tell her.

--->'''Lyra:''' I can't just sit here and watch them give him poison!
--->'''Pan:''' Come somewhere else, then.
--->'''Lyra:''' You're a coward, Pan.
--->'''Pan:''' Certainly I am.

* When Mary crosses into Cittàgazze, she soon crosses paths with Angelica and Paola. When Mary learns they've met Lyra and eagerly asks where she is, Angelica calmly tells her they tried to kill her -- and when she sees just how shocked Mary is, asks less certainly, 'Was that wrong?' Mary can only mutter that yes, it was.

* Mrs. Coulter trolling Lord Boreal by pretending to drop ''very expensive'' artefact in Boreal's collection. The face Boreal makes is one of pure terror which he attempts to play off with a laugh. It's even more hilarious later on when Will decapitates it during his and Lyra's escape - Boreal basically has the villainous equivalent of a HeroicBSOD.

** In general his attempts to wow Mrs. Coulter, who is having none of it.

* Mrs. Coulter trolling Lord Boreal by pretending to drop ''very expensive'' artefact in Boreal's collection. The face Boreal makes is one of pure terror which he attempts to play off with a laugh. It's even more hilarious later on when [[spoiler:Will decapitates it during his and Lyra's escape - Boreal basically has the villainous equivalent of a HeroicBSOD]].

* There's something funny about a Golden Monkey having a seatbelt on in car.

** Mrs. Coulter's reaction to Boreal buying her a pair of jeans to try to fit in - she holds them up as if they were radioactive and gives him a polite but icy glare.

* Lyra making an omelette in the second book.

-->'''Hester''': And they want ''you'' on their team?!?

* Mrs. Coulter almost dropping the ''very expensive'' artefact in Boreals' collection. The face Boreal has is pure terror.

* When Boreal's first introduced to Mary Malone, who's just pulled an all-nighter at her desk, he says that: 'I've always admired women with a good work ethic.' In his own patriarchal world this would be a compliment; in ''our'' world Mary just stares at him blankly, clearly already pegging him as bad news.

* Father Macphail doesn't know what a blanket fort is.