aotus_trivirgatus t1_itmtmoo wrote on October 24, 2022 at 8:17 PM

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I developed a strong dislike for "list jokes" many years ago. They really break the Rule Of Three.

MistraloysiusMithrax t1_itn42lw wrote on October 24, 2022 at 9:24 PM

It’s not a joke the Sith would tell you

aotus_trivirgatus t1_itn85wt wrote on October 24, 2022 at 9:52 PM

[single, red light saber engages in the dark]

Yoda: "Always two there are, no less."

[second red light saber engages]

Yoda: "Mmmm. As I said. Always two there are, no more."

[five additional red light sabers engage]

Yoda: "Shiiiiiiiiiiitttt!"

MistraloysiusMithrax t1_itnqzk9 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:13 AM

ITT, Yoda finds out the One Sith are one org, not one person.

Friend-of-mine t1_itnruf8 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:19 AM

Please explain the rule of three ?

aotus_trivirgatus t1_itnvlc3 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:46 AM

"Can I get you anything? Cup of coffee? Doughnut? Toupee?"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(writing)#Comedy

[deleted] t1_itnvwnz wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:49 AM

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MukdenMan t1_itow409 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 6:04 AM

The frame joke should also have a conclusion of its own. You can’t just end the joke with the last item. That’s like ending the One Thousand and One Nights with just another story. What happened to Scheherazade?