File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2003/anarchy-list.0305, message 51


Subject: RE: Vogts for Women
From: John Anderson <panic-AT-semiosix.com>
Date: 04 May 2003 09:49:10 +0200


On Sun, 2003-05-04 at 02:33, danceswithcarp wrote:
> 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.

And usually part 4 kicks in when a) the joke wasn't funny to start with
or b) the person being told the joke didn't get it. Obviously the person
in b) thinks a).

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

CIAO (um, ciao)
John



   

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