In general, the straight line of a joke sets up a premise, an expectation. Then the funny ending - the punch line - in a sense contradicts the original assumption by refusing to follow what had seemed a reasonable train of thought. Many jokes involve that simple matter of leaping outside what had appeared to be the rules of the game at the moment.
Copy QuoteI may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
Copy Quote View & ShareIf you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.
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