#16

Can’t remember the joke, it was about hoovers but no one heard it except for my (then recent tv), she repeated it and everyone in the room laughed. She brought it up and apologised about it the next day though.

#17

We are you every one?

#18

i posted this to adam johnson when he shared a guardian article about populism yesterday

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pretty solid, did 10 likes which is good numbers for me. a chris morris kind of bit imo. anyway AJ responded back with “where is that in the article?” so i said, “i can’t believe this got you of all dudes, i’m very proud of myself rn” and he goes, “i’m confused”. so i said, “i was kind of riffing on the brass eye feel of the article, it reminded me of the cake episode.” and a few minutes later he deleted his comments because he realised it was a joke he’s failed to get. :roll_eyes:

i really like adam and his media analysis but as with a lot of leftists he can seem remarkably humourless sometimes.

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#19

I think you’ve baffled the whole internet here.

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#20

I’m not kidding when I say it literally took years for me to understand this joke after first hearing it.

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#21

That’s much more than a flicker. That’s practically a bonfire of acknowledgement right there.

#22

trust me it’s hilarious

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#23

I have at least five whisks and I don’t get up until nine.

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#24

We use a reporting system here called Cognos. In a meeting I once referred to the two people in the entire business who understand it as the Cognoscenti. Absolutely nothing.

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#25

in the article there’s a whole bit where they go on about taking samples of speeches from a range of populists, and analysing the populist content contained within them, and they assign a percentage of how much populism was there. i probably should have included this for context.

#26

I find it takes this level of explanation for any great joke

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#27

Just to clarify, I don’t actually think that explaining it has made it funnier. This is why my reply was so funny

#28

Stop, stop, he’s already dead!

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#29

I’m still very, very upset about your nirvana one upthread theo.

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#30

the reason the joke is hilarious, is because i was taking this thinking to its illogical conclusion, adbsurdum et procto, and that is why the bit is funny. i’m sorry you don’t understand humour.

#31

I don’t know what you mean.

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#32

Reckon a half hour set starting with a punchline, and spending the rest of it working in context to explain in forensic detail why the punchline is definitely funny, could actually be a pretty funny stand up routine

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#33

Alright Stewart Lee.

#34

Don’t seem to be able to convey I’m joking when joking so people think I’ve just said something weird, conversely sometimes my serious opinions are taken as jokes

#35

This is completely different, this set only lasts half an hour

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