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Three Swedes walk into a bar. It is full of leprechauns. It is the wrong bar. They are lost. “Who is lost, the Swedes or the leprechauns?”<\/p>\n
The Finnish man asks the Irish man how it’s going. “Oh, could be worse. I still have the one leg.” Arbitrary Ethnic Humor.<\/p>\n
Science is the cruelest discipline. Followed by comedy.
\nWhen science and comedy meet they intersect. And then they are dissected. It is cruel. Doubly so. Cutting.
\nThree scientists walk into a bar. It is the start of a cruel social experiment. The result is a matter of interpretation. Based on evidence.
\nOne scientist says to the other, “I thought you were in control.”
\n“No,” says another, “I said I was the control.” Misinterpretation=comedy.
\nThe role of the third scientist is observational. The humor in this needs no explanation, as it is universal.<\/p>\n
Three bears walk into a bar. They argue about the relative coldness of the porridge. Then they start to make trouble.<\/p>\n
Three Magi walk into a bar. It’s a setup. They are robbed of precious metals and fragrant oils.
\nTwo thousand years later, three mobsters walk into a bar, only to discover that it’s a setup.\u00a0They sit there, feeling foolish, waiting for the inevitable punchline.
\nThe joke goes right over their heads. They are not the intended audience. No, this joke is not for them.<\/p>\n
Three men walk into three different bars, simultaneously. Joke averted.<\/p>\n
A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Laughing Hyena walk into a bar. The bartender asks, “Is this a joke?” There are many hurt feelings this day.<\/p>\n
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Three men walk into a bar\u2026 At this point a lady asks me, “Why men?” And I say, “It’s a sexist joke.” Three Swedes walk into a bar. It is full of leprechauns. It is the wrong bar. They are lost. “Who is lost, the Swedes or the leprechauns?” The Finnish man asks the Irish man how it’s going. “Oh, could be worse. I still have the one leg.” Arbitrary Ethnic Humor. Science is the cruelest discipline. Followed by comedy. When science and comedy meet they intersect. And then they are dissected. It is cruel. Doubly so. Cutting. 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