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Dismantling jokes - AngelSL - 2011-02-26
I don't know why but when a joke is told I always end up taking it apart piece by piece and stating out any discrepancies or impossibilities.. and then everyone calls me a party pooper and that I lack a sense of humour.
My friends joked about an imaginary Junior College (Singapore) that requires 62 points in your L1R5 (or better) to enter. L1R5 means 1 primary language & 5 relevant subjects. You can get between F9 (worst) to A1 (best) for each subject.
6 * 9 = 54. So how did 62 come into the picture?
This is a semi-rant/semi-why-do-I-do-this thread.
Dismantling jokes - Shidoshi - 2011-02-26
Jokes are normally meant to be funny, not to make sense.
Also, explaining a joke generally ruins it.
Dismantling jokes - Turtally - 2011-02-26
I'm confused. Are smaller numbers better marks?
Dismantling jokes - DeanNim - 2011-02-26
Turtally Wrote:I'm confused. Are smaller numbers better marks?
yeah. lets say your results are
Math - A1
English - A2 (L1)
Combined humanities - B3
Geography - A1
Art - B4
Sciences - A1
That means your L1R5(for junior colleges) is 1+2+3+1+4+1 = 12 which is good. you get all A1s that means youd have 6 points.
Dismantling jokes - Corn - 2011-02-26
Yeah, just try to keep your mouth shut. You don't need to laugh (or maybe a rueful grin) unless it's truly funny.
Dismantling jokes - ElectricSix - 2011-02-26
AngelSL Wrote:I don't know why but when a joke is told I always end up taking it apart piece by piece and stating out any discrepancies or impossibilities.. and then everyone calls me a party pooper and that I lack a sense of humour.
My friends joked about an imaginary Junior College (Singapore) that requires 62 points in your L1R5 (or better) to enter. L1R5 means 1 primary language & 5 relevant subjects. You can get between F9 (worst) to A1 (best) for each subject.
6 * 9 = 54. So how did 62 come into the picture?
This is a semi-rant/semi-why-do-I-do-this thread.
Maybe it's a joke about how anyone can enter, even incredibly stupid people? If it's not that, then I guess they just picked a random number figuring most people wouldn't care about it or notice if it was wrong so long as it helped tell the joke.
Dismantling jokes - Greg - 2011-02-26
Even if that joke made complete sense it would not be funny at all. You shouldn't feel bad for not laughing; you should feel superior for having an actual sense of humor.
Dismantling jokes - Kalovale - 2011-02-26
I can't help telling bad jokes.