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Old 08-28-2001, 02:13 PM   #51
Sharpedge
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Join Date: June 23, 2001
Location: Aberystwyth, Wales
Posts: 396
Quote:
Originally posted by Yorick:
Rikard. Humor is reliant upon a mutual point of reference, and the subsequent shift in that point of reference or presentation of it in a new light.

If the point of reference has to be explained, the humor is lost.

In this case it is in the form of a bad pun. Soundalike. Yolk = Joke with a silent J.

I'd just like to point out that I found the initial joke quite amusing but the above quoted comment completely destroyed me...

-Sharp, who is literally crying with laughter.


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