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Putz.

Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 12- 1-04 5:57 PM

2

Gracefully clumsy.

Posted by: Rook | Link to this comment | 12- 1-04 7:43 PM

3

Ninjaklutz.

Posted by: Iron Lungfish | Link to this comment | 12- 1-04 7:47 PM

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Ninja.

I had a semi-dream recently, right before waking when I knew I was sleeping and dreaming, in which I made up a joke. The punchline was "This is where the nincompoop." I don't remember it exactly, but it had something to do with ninjas pooping.

Doesn't quite rank with other jokeless punchlines, such as "Gladiator," and "Rectum? Nearly killed 'em!" But it makes me laugh.

Posted by: Julie O. | Link to this comment | 12- 1-04 8:42 PM

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"Gladiator? He hardly knows 'er!" and "Rectum? Nearly killed 'em!" aren't jokeless punchlines, they're just punchlines that have been disconnected from their setups.

I once tried to make up a joke involving ultramontanism, "54' 40" or fight", and protestantism, but it didn't work out.

Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 12- 1-04 9:02 PM

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For jokeless punchlines, I always liked "Thank God I'm an atheist". ;o)

- OLS

Posted by: OLS | Link to this comment | 12- 1-04 9:50 PM

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The captain's log.

Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 12- 1-04 9:51 PM

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Those are punchlines-as-jokes. Here's a real jokeless punchline: "Hey, look. A talking dog!"

Posted by: Bob | Link to this comment | 12- 2-04 9:10 AM

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Actually, I guess that one has a joke. Here's a real jokeless punchline: "Someone ate my sandwich!"

Posted by: Bob | Link to this comment | 12- 2-04 9:12 AM

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Is there a difference between a "jokeless punchline" and a "sentence"?

(I started to write a comment yesterday about the short distance between whimsy and madness, and now you've sucked me in. Damn, you, ogged.)

Posted by: SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 12- 2-04 9:29 AM

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Best. Question. Ever.

Posted by: Ezra Klein | Link to this comment | 12- 3-04 9:36 PM