This tag is for questions about interpreting jokes and understanding humorous wordplay.
Questions tagged [jokes]
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“GOD is real, unless declared integer.”
I'm unable to interpret a sentence though searched and read multiple explanations.
“GOD is real, unless declared integer.” a Fortran-based witticism
Real is real number,
What's the idioms it refers to ?
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Can someone explain this joke about the Primer movie
There is a question on the Science Fiction & Fantasy SE:
This request comes from a friend of mine...
She has not seen the movie, but only heard somebody describe it to her. Can anybody help my friend by identifying the story?
One of the comments…
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A joke about owls playing pool
A joke in a student comic:
There are two owls playing pool. One accidentally nudges the white.
Owl 1: That's two hits.
Owl 2: Two hits? Two hits to who?
What does this joke mean?
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How long does an owl live?
I've seen the following joke on Pinterest.
How long does an owl live?
Six and a half books.
I don't get it. Googling gave me no connotations to the context that I recognized as related or relevant.
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I did a gig in a fertility clinic. I got a standing ovulation
Can you explain what this joke means please?
“I did a gig in a fertility clinic. I got a standing ovulation.”
Tim Vine: Timtiminee Timtiminee Tim Tim to You
(Pleasance Courtyard, One)
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What's "wheelchair" in a vegetable?
Somewhere on the net I saw this joke.
- What's the hardest part of a vegetable to eat?
- The wheelchair.
I don't get it. I googled a bit but I suspect it might be a play on the words, possibly not that clever one, neither.
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Where is the joke in "prime minister"?
At a certain webpage, someone claimed that the term prime minister was originally intended as a joke. I don't get see the jokiness in it.
“Prime Minister” was also originally a joke at the expense of Sir Robert Walpole. Now it's a standard…
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Meaning of "I bought some batteries, but they weren't included."
I bought some batteries, but they weren't included.
-- Steven Wright
What does this quote mean?
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“Victorians would have been great on social media. They’d have had their own emojis. Open brackets/close brackets means ‘I’ve got Rickets”
Can you explain what this joke means please?
“Victorians would have been great on social media. They’d have had their own emojis. Open brackets/close brackets means ‘I’ve got Rickets”
Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden
(Pleasance Two)
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What do these two comic titles (suggested by Patrick Leigh Fermor) mean?
I read these sentences in a book named The secret life of books：
The library at Chatsworth – home of the Dukes of Devonshire and one of
England’s greatest stately homes – includes doors covered with painted
books that conceal the stairs to the…
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What does "life is far too important to ever talk seriously about" mean?
Life is far too important to ever talk seriously about.
-Oscar Wilde
What does this mean? Is it something like "life is very important, so we can never ever talk about it seriously?"
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sentence meaning "to be wrapped up in oneself"
Halloween Joke:
Why do mummies have trouble keeping friends? They're so wrapped up in themselves ...
What is "wrapped up in themselves"?
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English joke in the "Dodger's Guide to London" by Terry Pratchett
The book "Dodger's Guide to London" has two jokes on page 103.
Why is the City of Rome* like a candle wick?... Because it's in the middle of Greece.
A horse has ten legs: he has two forelegs and two hind ones. Two fores are eight, and two others…
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Did you tell her about the vacancy in your brain?
P.J. meets a girl at the park. He is very excited. He tells his siblings about her after coming home. His brother Gabe replies,
Emma. Who's Emma?
P.J. answers,
A vision. An angel. The girl who's moved into my heart.
Gabe continues,
Did you tell…
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Joke about Mars and Ronald Reagan
In the pod Every Little Thing, they often play with words making jokes with intricate references. Recently, I heard an exchange where a person made a joke about the former president Ronald Reagan being the president of the planet Mars. I simply do…
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