But it's the very exaggeration of the lead up that makes it funny. It's proportional to the contrast between the lead up and the punchline.
You make panda sad :( Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement > -----Original Message----- > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 4:25 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Keeping a family secret... until now > > Well, I told it to my young pup coworker, and he response was: "Wow. > That's a whole lotta lead up to a not big finish. though I at least > get it." (And I gave him the mucho abbreviated IM version.) > > But, yes, I would hang out with him socially. > > :P > > On Jan 31, 2008 1:18 PM, Adam Churvis wrote: > > > From: Deanna Schneider > > > Well, if it makes you feel any better, I'm not a French History > buff, > > > but I still understood it. But, the predominant thought that came > into > > > my head was...did any young'uns watch Pulp Fiction, or would only > us > > > old farts get this? > > > > Enough of them, I think. > > > > My only question is, will you retell this joke to other people? Is > it worth > > it? If so, will these be people you'll want to see again socially? > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:252870 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
