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FRIENDS

FRIENDS. The One About the Rugby Game Jokes => Premises. Characteristics of humor. Truth Surprise Incongruity Exaggeration Hostility / tension Brevity . Joke 1. Premise. Topic: content, problem, what Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard

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FRIENDS

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  1. FRIENDS The One About the Rugby Game Jokes => Premises

  2. Characteristics of humor • Truth • Surprise • Incongruity • Exaggeration • Hostility / tension • Brevity

  3. Joke 1

  4. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  5. Premise for joke 1 Some people watch news on television for no reason. They have no clue as to what’s going on in the world because they pay attention only to basic things like dresses, faces, or weather.

  6. Joke 2

  7. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  8. Premise for joke 2 It’s weird that for some grown up people knowing how to use public toilets doesn’t necessarily mean actually using them properly. It’s weird that such a simple and basic thing as the flushing knob in public restrooms can be ignored or forgotten by adults, especially after finishing number two.

  9. Joke 3

  10. Premise structure • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  11. Premise for joke 3 It’s weird that men view their ex-girlfriends as wild repulsive animals. Once they fall out of love, men find their ex-girlfriends unbearable.

  12. Joke 4

  13. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  14. Premise for joke 4 It’s hard enough to destroy negative stereotypes about one’s culture, but it’s even harder to come up with practices that create positive stereotypes about a culture, especially about competitive sports

  15. Joke 5

  16. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  17. Premise for joke 5 It’s hard to deal with people who hum or sing aloud in public places when it’s inappropriate. It’s hard to stop them from doing it and there’s no one to complain to about it.

  18. Joke 6

  19. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  20. Premise for joke 6 It’s hard to be a gentleman and dump a girlfriend who won’t take a hint that it’s over. You never know what else she may come up with to prove that she loves you.

  21. Joke 7

  22. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  23. Premise for joke 7 Some people are curious about many things but they don’t know how to look for answers. They pay attention to the wrong things and then expect to understand how something works.

  24. Joke 8

  25. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  26. Premise for joke 8 It’s hard to talk to people who think of themselves as knowledgeable but know very little, even basic things from school, like natural phenomena or geography: they make you acknowledge that they are smart, knowledgeable and funny.

  27. Joke 9

  28. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  29. Premise for joke 9 It’s hard to talk to people who claim that they can do many things, that they are brave or smart, even if you show them evidence of the opposite because they always have an excuse for their weaknesses.

  30. Joke 10

  31. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  32. Premise for joke 10 Order-freaks or goal-oriented people can be really scary, especially when it involves their ego and desire for recognition or control of the situation. Thank God most people are lazy and don’t want to know everything.

  33. Joke 11

  34. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  35. Premise for joke 11 You may need a lot of money to get yourself out of the situation when your girlfriend still passionately loves you but you already had enough of her love or you’re simply tired of her passion.

  36. Joke 12

  37. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  38. Premise for joke 12 It’s weird that some women take out all their anger and pain of their past relationship on their current boyfriends, making them pay for all bad things that their ex-boyfriends did to them.

  39. Joke 13

  40. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  41. Premise for joke 13 It’s stupid how hard some people try to win other people’s heart and affection. They don’t seem to know that it may get really painful to bear the consequences of their wishes and dreams that have come true.

  42. Joke 14

  43. Premise • Topic: content, problem, what • Attitude: weird or stupid or scary or hard • Answer to question WHY is something weird or stupid or hard or scary • No “I” or “my”, No Simple Past. It must be insightful, true and not funny. • From general to specific

  44. Premise for joke 14 No good comes out of Love. Love and affection makes people look like fools. They are ready to believe any nonsense or blatant jokes when their boyfriends or girlfriends want to dump them gently.

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