Philo@lemmy.ca to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoMy son asked me to explain what a solar eclipse is? I said no son.message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down119
arrow-up1229arrow-down1message-squareMy son asked me to explain what a solar eclipse is? I said no son.Philo@lemmy.ca to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareSpitzspot@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoReuse of the punch line within the setup diminishes the tension. Subsequently the payoff is less effective.
minus-squareLaticauda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 months agoThe punch line is that “son” and “sun” sound the same. “my kid” isn’t a reuse of the punchline any more than “my boy” is, but it reads less awkwardly.
Reuse of the punch line within the setup diminishes the tension. Subsequently the payoff is less effective.
The punch line is that “son” and “sun” sound the same. “my kid” isn’t a reuse of the punchline any more than “my boy” is, but it reads less awkwardly.