A joke isn’t too funny if you have to explain it.
Except, most of the time, when you do have to explain it, it leads to laughter because of that fact.
Maybe explaining it isn’t such a bad thing after all.
If the goal is not to get judged, then it’s a poor choice. But if the goal is to be understood, explaining works wonders.
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Senior Content Specialist at Encompass Technologies, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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