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Look, no matter what a smashing jokester you are, it sometimes happens that for whatever reason, you don’t get the joke at all. Blame it on the full moon, your new haircut, or you name it. But missing the whole point of a sarcastic moment, pun, or quip is something most of us aren’t that proud of.

Yet awkward situations do happen, and what they tell us is that some of us really need some training in the humor department. So imagine that this is gonna be a maintenance check-up for the part of our brains responsible for appreciating hilarity, and let’s see some of the most painful, cringy, yet absolutely comical examples of people who missed the point of a joke or satire altogether.

I mean, one learns the best from the mistakes of others, right? Thanks to the r/woooosh subreddit, which is dedicated to entirely salty and sour jokes that were just left hanging there, we may well have the best collection of cases. Psst! More cases of jokes that didn’t resonate with their addressees await here, here, and here.

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    Not everyone is born with magic powers to make people laugh. Some are better in the comedy department, some are way worse, others are just simply not that lucky with an audience. But it turns out, there are a couple of secrets to telling a good joke and it’s not rocket science.

    According to Stephen Rosenfield, the author of “Mastering Stand-Up,” the biggest key to telling a joke is to get your words right and not forget the key info. “There is the setup to a joke, and that’s everything leading up to the punch line that gets the laugh.”

    The setup to the joke is where all the crucial information lies and if you leave it out, your audience won’t get the joke. “You can color them a little bit yourself, but you have to make sure that you’re not leaving out something crucial in the setup,” explains Stephen.

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    'Viking's grew grass on their roofs, without taking into consideration that their electric lawnmowers would just keep falling off.'

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    Meanwhile, New York stand-up comedian Becky Veduccio suggests bringing a personal feel to your joke. “Talk about what matters to you. Talk about what is true to your life. If you don’t care about what you are talking about, why should the audience?”

    Most importantly, stay confident in whatever it is you’re telling. If you don’t believe your joke is good, nobody is going to either. Simultaneously, make sure you have a plan B if the joke is not received, and it does happen more often than we think. After all, it’s all about the storytelling and the presence of the storyteller, and the jokes themselves come in later.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What did Trump say to Biden in the hallway of the White House? Pardon me, please.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I get why Americans make fun of florida, they know they can't actually make fun of other countries, so they have florida as the sacrificial lamb

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you got a graph paper? Cause you must be plotting something!

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically this can work and one wont die... if one has perfect timing and likely has replaced flesh legs with robotic legs with laughably ridiculous horsepower.... now surviving the sudden extreme change in motion and direction is altogether a different matter

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While browsing the internet, I've come across a few people who seem really stupid enough to seriously ask this first question.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Legend says that his dad was at work and mom was doing groceries on the day he was born.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Elon isn´t older than Ellie and this really happened. There was an article about it on funstoriesfordumbs.com, the most trustful site I know.

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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see this game everywhere. I feel like maybe I should be playing it. Subliminal messaging works well on me, do the dew badabababa I'm loving it.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trump scored tremendously genius on an Alzheimer test. Too bad he can't remember his score...

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We the Australians hide everything from you. Sorry about the suspense this year but we didn’t want to ruin the surprise.

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    That's why artificial eyes are made of glass. So you can see through them.

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    actually, the hardest part of taking nudes.. is trying to find a place for them all. I mean, floorboards and sheds only go so far...

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    WOW, that´s the biggest swimming pool I have ever seen, looks totally natural. How expensive is the chlorine sanitizing? I´m thinking of buying something like this, you know.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And bullets are made out of lead because lead is dangerous for the human body.

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    With 1,234 minutes or more than 20 hours of exercise he should get some blisters ... on his feet, of course.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beg to differ. My carmechanic only has 15 seconds in a minute. He charges me 4 hours of labor on a 1 hour job.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting fact, the first attempts at continuous linked tracks were actually an attempt to propel ships, not land vehicles.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After the movie became a hit DreamWorks Animation sued Madagascar for using the name.... Oh,wait. DreamWorks Animation isn't Disney. Never mind....

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He became republican because he wanted a gullible audience who would fall for his lies.

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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But we can see how stupid you are. ( Was an answer to a comment from some troll called Dumb Rose or something. )

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    After god created Adam, he looked around and asked who the woman in the corner was God said ' I dunno man she was already here when I came.' When Adam talked to her, she said ' I'm Queen Elizabeth Nice to meet you.'

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    Why wait till 21 to do illegal drugs if you can legally have prescription drugs at 15?

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do love it when I leave Mariah in the first shop, just to meet her again in the second, third and fourth shop. /S

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Low phone charge gave my anxiety, then I saw my owns at 21% so ima go to bed now lol

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, it's Bill Gates! And the "To be or not to be" line is not Bob Marley's, but Bob Dylan's.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But he had to buy that helicopter because he doesn't have a car.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watched Tenet twice; first time I understood nothing, the second time I understood less. Maybe the third time I'll get it...

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    Well, this is not that good, but as a fellow 19-year-old I will still upvote!

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly a lot of republicans never got that joke. Voter fraud!!! /S

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And his name wasn't Stalin, but Josef Visarionovich Rhett Butler...