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It turns out it was the refrigerator all along...

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I should say, I understand the joke.

But the language of saying “it was the refrigerator that made my clothes shrink” just isn’t very funny to me.

Maybe it’s because a refrigerator can’t actually do anything other than chill stuff, where as a dryer can shrink and dry clothes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I could see Norm making a joke similar to this, but Id imagine he'd add onto the end by saying something after a pause, when the audience is visibly confused, like "Because I was getting fat. I was eating too much."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Agree. It's too many "hops" for most people and the confusion:laughter ratio gets thrown off. It's not delighted surprise, it's.. "wut?? Oh."