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RibaldPancake OP t1_ixvtoag wrote

Reply to comment by thetorontotickler in I saw that our local zoo has an interesting attraction : A lion and a sheep living peacefully in the same cage. by RibaldPancake

The joke is that they're (supposedly) living together peacefully.

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thetorontotickler t1_ixvygfl wrote

So the joke is that the title is incorrect?

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RibaldPancake OP t1_ixw0saa wrote

I prefer to think of it as “deliberately misleading”. The latest theories of why we laugh at jokes says “that humor results when a person simultaneously recognizes both that a norm has been breached and that the breach is benign”. Thus, a deception of some sort is required for a joke to be funny.

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thetorontotickler t1_ixwenvu wrote

Doubtful that the sheep community considers this joke benign.

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RibaldPancake OP t1_ixwf2hf wrote

I asked a spokessheep about this and it just smiled sheepishly at me.

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Hawke-Not-Ewe t1_ixwkkgh wrote

I was afraid ewe would try to ram something like that home

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RibaldPancake OP t1_ixwkyap wrote

Yes, the shear audacity of such a comment!

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12510410125 t1_ixz25dz wrote

I consider this jok benign and I like sheeo. I don't think actual sheep have an opinion though :)

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