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I couldn't agree more. The joke construction was a bit weak though, when you miss a good part of the audience. Add something like, "I mean, could you imagine th
by labster 8y ago
I couldn't agree more. The joke construction was a bit weak though, when you miss a good part of the audience. Add something like, "I mean, could you imagine the chaos it would cause if IE told websites it was really Mozilla?" and you demonstrate mastery of the subject matter, which should be enough to let other experts know you were facetious rather than ignorant. Unless you have timing issues... or need the comedian's plausible deniability.
- shhehebehdh 8y agoI like the original more without your embellishment. The addition sounds like every attempt at follow up humor on reddit.
- labster 8y agoYeah but it's not Reddit, it's HN. You have to know your audience, read the crowd. On Reddit it's 90% sarcasm so there's no fixing it. Here it's the reverse and people take things seriously without a tell. You just have to bury the tell in another joke or it will ruin the funny.
- Dylan16807 8y ago"given that software can't [ridiculous thing no one has ever claimed]" is plenty for a tell.
- Aeolun 8y agoJust the fact that this “fix” exists tells you some people believe differently.
- rujuladanh 8y agoIf you can’t discern the joke, the joke isn’t for you to begin with; so it doesn’t matter.
- StavrosK 8y agoI don't find that as funny, I think making the sarcasm more obvious makes the joke less funny as well. I prefer to take my chances than to go overboard and neuter the joke.
- kowdermeister 8y agoSir, your assessment of this particular joke is excellent. We should start a joke approval committee to avoid further confusion.
- craftinator 8y agoYes, very well, as first action of the Joke Approval Committee, I propose that this august body instantiate the Recursed Approval Subcommittee, whose role will be to instantiate the Recursed Approval Subcommittee.
- kowdermeister 8y agoThat's a perfect example you should post to JAC before. It would not pass, please never post this "joke" again. Welcome on board :)
- craftinator 8y agoAs soon as the subcommittees hit their break condition (0), they'll break for coffee and donuts, and I can submit my "joke" to the JAC. And I don't make a habit of repeatedly posting the same joke, but I cannot make the promise in this case.
- labster 8y agoIt puts the motion in the basket.