Explaining a joke

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  1. KTL

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    How do I explain a joke and not have he comedic effect disappear
     
    KTL, Mar 30, 2018
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  2. Ddraig

    Ddraig Frostfire Dragon|Retired lurker|FFF|Loved by RNG

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    Is that question you asked a joke you just cracked?
     
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  3. Nino Sasou

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    It is like explaining correlation between Titan and bald eagle
     
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    No sir, Issa genuine question
     
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    Just 1 word: Impossible
     
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    You can't.
     
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    You don't explain a joke. Slow people is always slow.
     
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  8. N1gh7R4v3n

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    dont, wait for them to get it 3 months later
     
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    Sigh how am i gonna explain you my joke while retaining the comedic effect...... Oh wait this is getting too meta
     
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  10. A.I.M.E-02847

    A.I.M.E-02847 [Trying to understand Humanity]

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    I'm really not the funny type and I don't really understand most of the jokes. So I can't help with that :blobcry:
     
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    That's like asking how to dismantle a human but keep it alive.
     
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  12. My Pen is Mightier Than Swords

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    Can't happen
     
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    The only time it is reasonable to explain a joke is when it doesn't translate well.
     
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    But explaining it never guarantees retention of comedy.
     
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    first of all you can't, and secondly most of the time you just embarass yourself.
     
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    Depends. If they don't get it because it references something they can watch/read, have them watch/read that, then tell the joke again.

    If they should be able to get it, but didn't get it, don't bother.

    If you're hellbent on explaining the joke, do an impression while explaining it. Whatever celebrity you think would be funny while explaining it. The joke still won't be funny, but you might get a laugh out of it.
     
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    Explain the joke beforehand, then tell it.
     
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    The only real solution is you need to find another friend.
     
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    But you can do that in rl...
     
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    3 month later were too short let them get it after 25 years just like the joke example below:

    "How did it happen?" the doctor asked the middle-aged farmhand as he set the man's broken leg.

    "Well, doc, 25 years ago ..."

    "Never mind the past. Tell me how you broke your leg this morning."

    "Like I was saying...25 years ago, when I first started working on the farm, that night, right after I'd gone to bed, the farmer's beautiful daughter came into my room. She asked me if there was anything I wanted. I said, "No, everything is fine."

    "Are you sure?" she asked.

    "I'm sure," I said.

    "Isn't there anything I can do for you?" she wanted to know.

    "I reckon not," I replied.

    "Excuse me," said the doctor, "What does this story have to do with your leg?"

    "Well, this morning," the farmhand explained, "when it dawned on me what she meant, I fell off the roof!"
     
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