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> in fact we can construct test jokes that abide by all of them and are still deeply unfunny They could be necessary rules, but not sufficient. Necessary in t
by naasking 3y ago
> in fact we can construct test jokes that abide by all of them and are still deeply unfunny
They could be necessary rules, but not sufficient. Necessary in the sense that, can you construct a joke that doesn't abide by one of the rules, but is still funny?
- aranchelk 3y agoIf it’s a rule that I can break and make a funny joke or follow and make an unfunny joke, I don’t think it can (even colloquially) be called a “rule” — maybe a predictive element, maybe nothing.