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From: kmtureski@watmath.UUCP (kmtureski)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: signs of life
Message-ID: <5527@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 18-Jul-83 01:28:25 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 18 01:28:25 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 18-Jul-83 01:55:54 EDT
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Yes, there are some out here who actually are interested in discussing
humour. Take for example a goodie from a while back. (this might be a
bit offensive to some (even though it was not rot13) but it doesn't look
like there is an overabundance of subscribers to this topic anyway) 

Puns ... considered by some as the lowest form of wit (Shakespeare gave
puns to only the least important and least intelligent of his characters,
for example, the gravediggers in Hamlet). I think that the best sort of
puns are those in which not only are there two meanings for the operative
word, but those meanings have opposite connotations.

Now for the offensive example: (courtesy jrf@hp-pcd.UUCP)

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What is the difference between a wife and a job?
After ten years the job still sucks.
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What makes this joke are the contrasting meanings of 'sucks' -- one
obviously very good and the other rather bad. Anyone out there know
of other puns that have this quality? Anyone care?

   kevin tureski, university of waterloo
   (soon to be known as utzoo!oscvax!kevin)