Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 19:33:31 -0500
From: danceswithcarp <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us>
Subject: RE: Vogts for Women


At 06:25 PM 5/3/2003 +0200, John Anderson wrote:

> > I ignored his "joke", but dealt with the real (not
> > pretend) misunderstanding on which it was based.
>
>Sheesh dude. It's generally considered really boring to explain a joke,
>but the whole point of what I was saying was exactly that it *was* a
>deliberate misunderstanding. Du-uh.


Folklore class; The Structure of The Joke.

A joke has 3 and sometimes 4 parts; the introduction, body and 
punchline.  Occasionally one must explain the joke.  This would be Part Four.

AMFA,
carp


("Adios, um, My Friend.  Adios.")