The main purpose of this thread is to explain this concept for those who may be looking for some alternate humor for their works, but it can also be a place to share all meta-humor, also known as anti-jokes.
A lesser-known type of humor, meta-humor essentially is a joke about a joke, or a joke within a joke. They are less jokes, and more comments about jokes. Some examples:
Why did the chicken cross the road? To have its motives questioned.
Three blind mice walk into a bar, but they are unaware of their surroundings so to derive humor from it would be exploitative.
An Irishman walks past a bar.
A Priest, a Rabbi and a Leprechaun walk into a bar. The Leprechaun looks around and says, "Saints preserve us! I'm in the wrong joke!"
An Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman walk into a bar. The bartender turns to them, takes one look, and says, "What is this, some kind of joke?"
Why was six afraid of seven? It wasn't; numbers are not sentient beings and are thus incapable of feeling fear.
As you can see, the jokes aren't typical. They often play on joke templates and provide a reversal of expectations. A similar concept is breaking the fourth wall in writing and drama.
Share your best anti-jokes here!
A lesser-known type of humor, meta-humor essentially is a joke about a joke, or a joke within a joke. They are less jokes, and more comments about jokes. Some examples:
Why did the chicken cross the road? To have its motives questioned.
Three blind mice walk into a bar, but they are unaware of their surroundings so to derive humor from it would be exploitative.
An Irishman walks past a bar.
A Priest, a Rabbi and a Leprechaun walk into a bar. The Leprechaun looks around and says, "Saints preserve us! I'm in the wrong joke!"
An Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman walk into a bar. The bartender turns to them, takes one look, and says, "What is this, some kind of joke?"
Why was six afraid of seven? It wasn't; numbers are not sentient beings and are thus incapable of feeling fear.
As you can see, the jokes aren't typical. They often play on joke templates and provide a reversal of expectations. A similar concept is breaking the fourth wall in writing and drama.
Share your best anti-jokes here!
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