The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agoIt's never truly doneimagemessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down12
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minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoIgnoring context is often the key to humor.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 months agoJokes quite often rely on imperfect superficial information, precisely because thinking too much about the subject matter contradicts whatever is being said in the joke. It’s a form of artistic license.
minus-squareMTK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThank you, I was being a troll but I appreciate the explanation
Ignoring context is often the key to humor.
What do you mean?
Jokes quite often rely on imperfect superficial information, precisely because thinking too much about the subject matter contradicts whatever is being said in the joke. It’s a form of artistic license.
Thank you, I was being a troll but I appreciate the explanation