GIGGLE EPIPHANY

A 'groaner' joke is one that’s so bad it’s good — proof pain and pleasure are closely related.

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Groaners rely on obvious puns or painfully predictable punchlines that trigger an involuntary reaction. The “badness” becomes part of the entertainment—people laugh at the audacity and the collective suffering.

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