(⬤ᴥ⬤)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 days ago"oh? is my acting like a complete asshole offending you?"lemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image"oh? is my acting like a complete asshole offending you?"lemmy.blahaj.zone(⬤ᴥ⬤)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 days agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squareJiggle_Physics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·19 days agoIf there’s nothing funny about it, it’s not a joke This doesn’t excuse these people, but this is a bad way to define a joke. Funny is a subjective thing, a matter of taste, there is no objective “funny” to measure against to see if they qualify.
minus-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·18 days agoA lot of language is subjective, and jokes are notoriously subjective. They translate horribly across cultures and languages. If you have a different definition in mind, I’m all ears.
If there’s nothing funny about it, it’s not a joke
This doesn’t excuse these people, but this is a bad way to define a joke. Funny is a subjective thing, a matter of taste, there is no objective “funny” to measure against to see if they qualify.
A lot of language is subjective, and jokes are notoriously subjective. They translate horribly across cultures and languages.
If you have a different definition in mind, I’m all ears.