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It's not just intelligence where the collective outperforms the individual. More often than not, the same is true for humor. After all, there's a reason shows like South Park and Saturday Night Live rely on entire writers' teams instead of putting the pressure on a single comedian.
To prove the point, we present the subreddit r/TheRealJoke. It's dedicated to finding comments that are funnier than the posts they're responding to. Sometimes the punchline is just the setup for an even better one! Enjoy some of its best examples below.
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There's even a study that confirms many online commenters are more interested in brandishing their opinions in the comments section than in reading the articles themselves.
More than half of the people who leave comments on news stories spend as much or more time on the comments as on the actual story, according to the paper from the Engaging News Project at the University of Texas at Austin.
Almost 20% of people report spending more time on the comment section than on the story.
#5
That Is Exactly How It Works
michael Chock 3 days ago (edited)
Only one in 10 steps actually are attracted to the same s*x steps. The others are there for support.
At their best, comment sections are thriving examples of civil discourse. At their worst, they are troll-infested pits of cruelty, bigotry, and ignorance, where personal attacks and slurs count as dialogue.
Perhaps because of this tone, the aforementioned study found that most internet users avoid news site comments and neither read nor post on them. One in three (35%) will look at comments but never chime in. Just 14% of internet users who have ever commented anywhere—Facebook, a product review site, or otherwise—have done so on a news site.
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#8
Me Aswell!
Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 days ago
Guys, why do you make comments about Bonnie Blue and not about the 300 men who were willing to have sex with her?
Those of us who comment at least once a week are more likely to be men (64%) and to have a high school education or less (53%) than those who only allow themselves an occasional peek at the discussion.
For many of these enthusiastic commenters, the comment section may be the whole point of their visit.
#10
Clever With A Perfect Delivery
#11
We’re Gonna See This On A “Top 10 Pranks Gone Too Far” Video In 10 Years
#12
He’s All Right
"You would think people spend the lion's share of their time on the article, and the comments are an afterthought," said Talia Stroud, the study's lead author and an associate professor of communications at Austin.
But no. Commenters may in fact barely digest the facts of a story before jumping in with an opinion, Stroud added. Some may get no farther than the headline before opining, particularly on an organization's Facebook page. For many commenters, the article is beside the point. For these users, a news site is just a "meeting point."
#14
Ayo What’s This Person Planning
#15
Dont Let Op Miss A Punchline Like That
#16
The Real Dad Joke
#18
Un Oeuf
#19
The Heir Club For Men
#20
Op Is The One Who Got De-Feeted Here
#21
Mutant Ninja Tuetlw
Slop Generator 3 days ago
Imagine being a talented master and having to explain it as divine revelation, just so they wouldn't burn you alive
#23
Jake Paul Ends School Shootings
ABC NrEleven FCK CENSORISM 2 days ago
FUCKING finally, about DAMN time he stopped doing that SHIT. BP, either DARE TO TELL THE PUNCHLINE or DON'T TELL THE FUCKING JOKE. Cheesus FUCKING Chrysler, this is so stuck-up, it's impressive.
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Pizza
#26
Professor Of Advanced Plot Twists
#27
Some Dude Said Why
#28
Told It Better
#29
Bingo?
#30
Beans
#31
Ea-Nassir Lives Forever!
#33
Smug Twitter Comedian Shut Down With 2:1 Ratio Comeback
#35
My IKEA Coffee Table And I Feel Personally Attacked By This
Janissary35680 2 days ago
Big deal. They turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool into a meadow.
#36
Bruh
#37
While My Revolver Gently Weeps
Analyn Lahr 1 day ago
George took the picture. As in, he was behind the camera. In case anyone needed clarification.
#38
Nope Gates
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cugel. 2 days ago
Ever notice how these sorts of threads get less and less coherent as you scroll down?
cugel. 2 days ago
Ever notice how these sorts of threads get less and less coherent as you scroll down?
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