50 Jokes That Were So Witty That It Just Flew Over People's Heads, As Shared In This Online Thread
Jokes can be more difficult for some people to understand than for others. It can be difficult to initially understand the underlying meaning of innuendos and clever puns.
According to studies, around 70% of people laugh at jokes they don't get. There are many examples of this type of content online because the web is a goldmine of jokes, amusing remarks, and other lighthearted content.
The same brain regions may be activated by comedy and insight comprehension, according to research. This suggests that both take some thought to understand.
Since comedy is a sophisticated type of communication, it should come as no surprise. In addition to linguistic techniques, it also makes use of crucial elements like perception and context.
A skill, often referred to as "mentalization," is essential for using comedy as a means of amusement or communication. You can only start to understand what can be humorous to someone else when you are able to understand others.
We combed through the That's the Joke subreddit for examples of people who unintentionally missed the joke's punchline. And they could even be funnier than the jokes themselves.
Start popping some popcorn while you browse through this hilarious list.
1. Found This On A Different Subreddit. Sorry To The Hardcore Redditers For Reposting
2. Thank God He Pointed That Out!
3. Well Done
4. Pretty Self Explanatory
5. Guy Ruined It
6. How Does This Have 110 Likes
7. Gardener, Removed
8. No Way... I Mean Let's Ignore Cloths
9. That One Person Who Ruins The Joke
10. Thanks For The Explanation
11. 🙂
12. Room Temperature Iq On This One
13. Borderline Self-Aware
14. Didn’t Really Need Any Explanation, But Apparently 161 Others Felt It Did
15. Nice Job
16. I Just- I Dont Understand
17. Heh - You Said Boobies
18. C’mon Man I Made It So Obvious
19. I Dont Know What To Put Here
20. That’s A Corn Dog!
21. Yep, You Got It
22. They Should Make A Joke About That
23. When An Entire Sub Whooshes As One
24. Thanks For Clearing That Up
25. I Sure Did!!!!
26. I Mean.... Yeah It Is
27. On A Coronavirus Puns Video
28. Sorry For Sh** Cropping
29. You'd Think Someone In A Meme Subreddit Would Catch On
30. Amy Schumer Isn’t Funny
31. Sick Joke Bro
32. That Was The Point
33. That’s Crazy
34. It Is At Least A Lvl 1 Meme
35. S**t Quality Btw
36. First Of All, The Repost, Then This Comment
37. Who Gonna Tell Him
38. Oof He Got You There
39. Thank You For Your Contribution
40. And It Was The Top Comment Too
41. Found On Snapchat
42. Smallpox
43. *rest
44. Haha Yes Tumblr Moment
45. The Caption... Yeah No S**t
46. That Is In Fact The Joke, Thanks U/Jesstgefangirl_
47. Come To Brazil
48. "Their"
49. The Comment My Cousin Made To A Post My Sister Shared On Facebook
50. •••
When you were younger, hearing adult jokes at family gatherings didn't seem all that humorous. Right now, you and your Uncle are joking about politics.
This is because you gain a better understanding as you gain experience and knowledge in particular disciplines. The message is more easily remembered when presented humorously.
Drop your thoughts about these jokes below.
