• hubobes
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    1 year ago

    Shouldn’t jokes be funny? Or jokes?

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      1 year ago

      It’s called subversion of expectations. People expected the answer to be The United States. Stating another country that is also known for harboring tax evaders instead of the US is funny.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah that only works if you would not state a country that everyone always claims to be the worst offender. Answering with US would have actually been funny.