A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.

Max Eastman

Max Eastman

Expect Go Goal He Him Joke Just Land Listener Mind Nowhere Off Plausible Play Process Start Sudden Then Thing Toward Trick Twist Where You

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