A joke that lands
Made with care counts here too. A joke has fewer parts than a watch, and every one of them has to be in exactly the right place.
01 Why
It’s the cheapest well-made thing there is, and you can give it away without losing it.
02 What I look for
Economy. A setup that doesn’t announce itself, a turn you didn’t see coming, and not one word more than it needs.
03 What I’ve learned
Timing is a mechanism, like a watch’s escapement: the pause is doing most of the work.
A Exhibit A
I’m reading a book about anti-gravity.
It’s impossible to put down.
04 Mine
- Favourite joke
- the joke
- Funniest person I know
- name
- Best one of mine
- the one that landed