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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Nice Pun There
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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.
Big Oooof
That Is Exactly How It Works
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.
Hehehe…..woof Woof
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Gentlemen, there's been a misunderstanding. We get tattoos and piercings because WE like how it looks, not be be attractive for random men.
Personally I have tats and piercings because I LIKE THEM if you don’t huge bonus to keep you away !! Your not the kinda person I need in my world .
I feel the same way, just add in “brightly colored hair” and I’m safe from everyone lol
Load More Replies...It's sad how men think everything women do should be for thier entertainment.
These piercings are useful. If you get attacked by someone that has one, simply grab it and pull. You can lead the attacker around like you'd lead a heifer or a bull... and there's nothing they can really do about it. Careful though, pull too hard and you'll make a parachute pop out of the back of their head.
It's "not all men" when we say anything about r**e but "all men" when it comes to commenting on women's bodies huh.
I find these piercings very attractive in woman. I have one myself, it's nearly 30 years old now.
Funny that the most conservative channels always do those silly romantic movies where some rich woman falls in love with... a rancher.
Women mutilate and deform their bodies for themselves and other women. Stop blaming men.
I don't care what piercings you get, but nose piercings always give me a shiver because I have severe allergies and have to blow my nose all the time. It's just one of those "that's going to be *so* uncomfortable." things.
Who really wants to see something hanging out of someone's nose? It's usually snot or a booger. Not all that attractive.
Oh buddy you're so wrong. That's a myth made up by men to once again demean women. Now while some cultures used them to signify marriage, they traditionally represented a woman's financial security or were worn for religious or medicinal properties. The beauty of this age is that we have a little thing called Google to fact check your bs. You can't just lie about something someone told you once pops.
Load More Replies...Me Aswell!
Guys, why do you make comments about Bonnie Blue and not about the 300 men who were willing to have sex with her?
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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.
Clever With A Perfect Delivery
We’re Gonna See This On A “Top 10 Pranks Gone Too Far” Video In 10 Years
He’s All Right
Memory Loss
"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."
Ayo What’s This Person Planning
Dont Let Op Miss A Punchline Like That
The Real Dad Joke
Ouch
Un Oeuf
The Heir Club For Men
Op Is The One Who Got De-Feeted Here
Mutant Ninja Tuetlw
Imagine being a talented master and having to explain it as divine revelation, just so they wouldn't burn you alive
Madlads Caught A Wolf
Jake Paul Ends School Shootings
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.
Rip Grandma
Some Dude Said Why
Professor Of Advanced Plot Twists
Pizza
Told It Better
Bingo?
Beans
Ea-Nassir Lives Forever!
Stimulates
Smug Twitter Comedian Shut Down With 2:1 Ratio Comeback
No Gum Gum For Dumb Dumb
My IKEA Coffee Table And I Feel Personally Attacked By This
Big deal. They turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool into a meadow.
Bruh
While My Revolver Gently Weeps
George took the picture. As in, he was behind the camera. In case anyone needed clarification.
Nope Gates
Nuclear Rawfare
No Joker!
Ever notice how these sorts of threads get less and less coherent as you scroll down?
Ever notice how these sorts of threads get less and less coherent as you scroll down?
