Moderately Confused by Jeff Stahler for February 17, 2021

If brevity is the soul of wit, what about a joke that takes half as long?

Then why didn’t you do the setup before you came to me?

Ok, I’ll pass by you again in 20 minutes.

Thanks. But I have a load of clothes in the dryer and I have to keep an eye on it.

Rube Goldberg tells a joke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHrYypDKXTc

The old “shaggy dog” joke.

The problem I have with most jokes is that I can get to the punchline faster than the teller. Maybe that’s why I liked Robin Williams – unfortunately for many people, he was four jokes down the road before they got the first.

Telegraphing the punchline is particularly true of so-called comedy TV shows. Some exceptions were the writers that did Cheers / Frasier / Big Bang Theory (each of these shows featured “the invisible woman” – a ploy also used on the Dick Van Dyke show.) They often set a subtle clue and did not “cash in” on it until later in the program.

I think she already has a punchline for him.

That’s like my hot, frobbing cock (as in rooster) joke. Only old computer geeks get it without a lengthy explanation.

Just keep walking, lady.

I’ll be back in 18.

Will she need personal protective equipment?

…then it’s not that great…

Stop! I’ve heard this.

I would spend a lot of time telling my mother a great joke, only to have her say something like “Oh my! And then what happened?”

That’s very funny. Bye.

Speaking of jokes.

The worse part is, after 10 min.s He’ll remember a missing part, and go back to begining.