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The anatomy of a joke

A joke has three parts: setup that establishes a logical path, expectation that your brain is now following automatically, and punchline that yanks you sideways into a different logic entirely. The pleasure is the instant of cognitive vertigo—the moment you realize the ground you were standing on wasn't what you thought it was.

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