What is Joke?
{{no sources|date=August 2021}} A '''joke''' is something said, written or done to make people [[laughter|laugh]]. There are many kinds of jokes; they can be [[questions]] with surprising answers or [[wikt:stories|stories]] with unexpected endings. The [[humour]] of a joke comes from the surprise. Jokes can be about anything. Jokes can be found anywhere: on the [[Internet]], in [[book]]s or heard from friends. Some jokes are about groups of people and can hurt people's feelings, for example if they are [[racist]], [[homophobic]] or [[sexist]]. Jokes are used in [[comedy]], [[Play (theatre)|plays]] and [[movies]]. Jokes could take the form of [[sarcasm]] or even try to poke fun at something to get a point across. People sometimes get hurt by jokes at them. If a joke is used to show a problem in someone's thought, it is normally called [[satire]]. There are also [[practical jokes]]. == Related pages == *[[April Fools' Day]] *[[Lie]] == Other websites == {{wikt}} * {{Cite web |url=http://www.dmoz.org/Recreation/Humor/Jokes// |title=Jokes at Open Directory |work=dmoz.org |accessdate=14 July 2010 |archive-date=28 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728090540/http://www.dmoz.org/Recreation/Humor/Jokes/ |url-status=dead }} {{stub}} [[Category:Humor]]