But as fate would have it, this activity became an unintended success. The wit of Old Master Q amused the masses; some even credit the cartoon as the originator of Hong Kong-style mo lei tau (" silly talk ") humor.
未料，無心插柳柳成蔭，老夫子的詼諧幽默，給一般大眾帶來許多歡樂，也成為日後港式「無厘頭搞笑」的開山祖。