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To be honest, I think I am generally awkward.
I seem to fit the job description of a stereotypical nerd. When I feel inspired to tell a joke to my friends, the joke doesn't seem to make their eyes bright with amusement, happiness and joy. Instead, the joke is met with death glares and remarks along the lines of 'Are you serious?', 'I have absolutely no idea about what you are talking about' or 'Not another one of your jokes!'.
I believe the implication here is that my jokes are absolutely terrible.
However, I believe they do not appreciate my love for the scientific, mathematical or even linguistic approach to joking around. They prefer joking about chickens and knocking on doors than attempting to utilise the plethora of jokes that exist regarding reality.
I mean - why would a chicken feel the need to cross a road in the first place?
Also, why would you ask 'Who's there?' when someone knocks at the door when you can just look through the small peephole that gives you a fish-eye perspective of the person standing outside? Even without a peephole, I'm sure modern technology is advanced enough to show you a live feed of who is outside. Moreover, can they not use the doorbell rather than brutally tapping their knuckles against wood? Poor door.
Am I over-analysing the jokes? Probably. Should I do that? Depends on the situation.
Do you question the logic of jokes from time to time? I can assure you that I do, but I can suggest one thing: don't express that you question joke logic when someone is telling you a joke - your demise is likely to ensue. Socially, I mean.
I suppose my moral for you is: feel free to tell a more intellectual joke every now and then, but ensure that they don't get wasted on people who will not appreciate them.
In case you were wondering as to what sort of jokes I have told, I'll give you some of my favourites:
Computer programmers don't byte
They just nibble a bit.
There's a band called 1023MB
They haven't got any gigs yet!
There are two cats on a sloped roof. Which one slides off first?
The one with the lowest mew!
There's no harm in invoking an intellectual challenge from time to time... Right?
