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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Well, concur, obviously, of course. But the format demands of a "joke" are that the punch* must follow the setup, not precede it. I am merely the Slave of the muse.
*The "punch" the second part of a joke. It contains a reinterpretation of something in the setup, or first story, that instantaneously creates in the audience's mind a second story that shatters the setup's target assumption. It is the element of surprise in the shattering of the misdirecting target assumption that generates laughter.
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You're clearly the kind of person who gives three-part, two minute toasts at weddings.
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