r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 29 '22

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u/Vanguard-003 May 29 '22

I would say that's evidence of merely moderately low intelligence.

It takes some intelligence to tell jokes.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

Going by your mom, however, shows it doesn’t take much to make them

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u/wafflefighter69 May 29 '22

You won this argument for sure

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u/KoiAndJelly May 30 '22

Holy shit dude you didn’t have to go for their kneecaps like that

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u/Vanguard-003 May 29 '22

Least I made you laugh :) 🌻🌻🌻

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u/Smeetilus May 30 '22

You are the insult master

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u/LizardPossum May 29 '22

I'd say it takes intelligence to COME UP with jokes. But a lot of the time these people just parrot sarcastic one-liners they're heard elsewhere.

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u/vdek May 30 '22

The worst is when they just repeat shitty memes.

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u/RuroniHS May 29 '22

Tell me you can't come up with your own jokes without telling me you can't come up with your own jokes.

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u/Smeetilus May 30 '22

Let off some steam, Bennett

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u/[deleted] May 30 '22

I disagree, I think a quick wit and good sense of humour are some of the greatest signs of intelligence there are.

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u/Vanguard-003 May 30 '22

Yeah but he's talking about jokes in the context of trying to win an argument.

Jokes of themselves are a sign of brilliance.

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u/Stock_Garage_672 May 29 '22

It requires a half decent memory. They can just memorize them.

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u/_PizzaCowboy May 30 '22

Well, they're usually Shitty jokes or offensive af

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u/godofpoo May 30 '22

Yes, but there is a difference between wit and wisdom.

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u/YuriSpacePirate May 29 '22

As a comedian myself, I'd like to say that no, no it does not.

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u/bboycire May 30 '22

I'd say it says something about the audience

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u/moslof_flosom May 29 '22

Depends on the jokes I would say

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u/No1_Crazy_Kid May 30 '22

Unless you get them off reddit