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Humor is like seasoning: it enhances the meal; it is not the meal. When a comment has substance (food/meal), humor can enhance it (seasoning). Furthermore, no
by Jugurtha 6y ago
Humor is like seasoning: it enhances the meal; it is not the meal.
When a comment has substance (food/meal), humor can enhance it (seasoning).
Furthermore, not all humor attempts are funny. Even professional comedians "bomb".. We can't force people.
This, or the jokes go unnoticed because of HN's small font size.
- mod 6y agoSee above comment for a great example of a perfectly executed HN joke that will not be hated/downvoted. The bulk of the comment is not the joke, both in number of words, and ideas. This would not only get a pass, but it would likely be recognized as a great comment in a more popular thread.