Difference between revisions of "Joke"

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-A joke is a series of words, phrases, or occasionally actions (as in [[physical humor]]) intended to produce laughter, and not offense.  Generally speaking, a joke will contain some exaggeration or absurdity which is difficult to take seriously.  Many jokes rely on [[wordplay]] or "[[pun|puns]]", others on current events and still others on the preconceptions of the audience in order to invoke the desire effect.
+This website is a joke, so is creationism
-Jokes can be differentiated from [[mockery]] in that jokes are innocent attempts at humor, while mockery includes intent to harm, ridicule, or embarrass.  As such, jokes are typically good-natured, while [[mockery]] is not.
-==References==
-#[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/joke "Joke" on Dictionary.com].
 [[Category:Humor]]