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"oh? is my acting like a complete asshole offending you?" (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

If there’s nothing funny about it, it’s not a joke

This doesn't excuse these people, but this is a bad way to define a joke. Funny is a subjective thing, a matter of taste, there is no objective "funny" to measure against to see if they qualify.

[-] orcrist@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

A lot of language is subjective, and jokes are notoriously subjective. They translate horribly across cultures and languages.

If you have a different definition in mind, I'm all ears.

[-] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Jokes are about intent. There is no way to define what does, and does not, qualify as a joke without enough error as to make is useless. It is all about context, subject, timing, etc.