spoilerGrass, I lied about the wheels.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

Heckin' bamboozled.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    This feels more like an anti-dad joke. The kind of joke that would tear a family apart. It'd cause arguments around the table about what a joke is, and probably ultimately end up in divorce for the parents and a 20 year schism between father and child that would only end when forced to reconnect after a family tragedy.

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I can see what you're saying, but this technically is not an anti joke.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    but this technically is not an anti joke.

    How is it not?

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    It has a meta punchline, in this case breaking the "rules" of this joke setup / structure and subverting expectations.

    Edit: OOH you're the guy who just told me to go to hell lol

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    It has a meta punchline, in this case breaking the “rules” of this joke setup / structure and subverting expectations.

    I don't see it. The only thing that was subverted was the expectation that your setup was truthful when it was in fact a lie. But that's just lying. Also the "punchline" is just the obvious answer once you move past the lie. So I'd say it has no punchline, which makes it an anti-joke.

    Edit: OOH you’re the guy who just told me to go to hell lol

    Well, that's entirely on you. One doesn't just causally dislike LotR.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    grass can sometimes have wheels: if it's in junkyard or something

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