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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