I like to tell a good joke but often forget the punch line.
What is a punchline?
The punchline is the part of the joke that makes you realize its a joke and often contains a second meaning.
What kind of jokes do you like to tell?
I prefer a joke that is not corny but actually funny. All jokes are humor but not all are funny.
Can you tell me why some people don't find ethnic jokes funny?
Not sure because a joke is meant to be humorous but maybe some people don't get the joke or don't have a sense of humor.
Does telling a joke require any special skills?
joke, it contains a long drawn-out narrative of time, place and character, rambles through many pointless inclusions and finally fails to deliver a punchline. Jokes are a form of humour, but not all humour is a joke. Some humorous forms which are "not" verbal jokes are: involuntary humour, situational humour, practical jokes, slapstick and anecdotes.
Identified as one of the simple forms of oral literature by the Dutch linguist , jokes are passed along anonymously. They are told in both private and public
Another kind of meta-humor makes fun of poor jokes by replacing a familiar punchline with a serious or nonsensical alternative. Such jokes expose the fundamental criterion for joke definition, "funniness", via its deletion. Comedians such as George Carlin and Mitch Hedberg used metahumor of this sort extensively in their routines.
Hedberg would often follow up a joke with an admission that it was poorly told, or insist to the audience that "that joke was funnier than you acted." Johnny Carson in his "Tonight Show"