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DJ_O · Post by **DJ_O** » Sun 17 Apr, 2005 1:25 pm

joke ( P ) Pronunciation Key (jk)
n.
Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
A mischievous trick; a prank.
An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.
Informal.
Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.
An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.

v. joked, jokÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â·ing, jokes
v. intr.
To tell or play jokes; jest.
To speak in fun; be facetious.

v. tr.
To make fun of; tease.

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[Latin iocus. See yek- in Indo-European Roots.]
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jokingÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â·ly adv.
Synonyms: joke, jest, witticism, quip, sally, crack, wisecrack, gag
These nouns refer to something that is said or done in order to evoke laughter or amusement. Joke especially denotes an amusing story with a punch line at the end: told jokes at the party. Jest suggests frolicsome humor: amusing jests that defused the tense situation. A witticism is a witty, usually cleverly phrased remark: a speech full of witticisms. A quip is a clever, pointed, often sarcastic remark: responded to the tough questions with quips. Sally denotes a sudden quick witticism: ended the debate with a brilliant sally. Crack and wisecrack refer less formally to flippant or sarcastic retorts: made a crack about my driving ability; punished for making wisecracks in class. Gag is principally applicable to a broadly comic remark or to comic by-play in a theatrical routine: one of the most memorable gags in the history of vaudeville.

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joke

see crack a joke; dirty joke; no joke; sick joke; standing joke; take a joke.

Source: The American HeritageÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â© 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

joke

n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: gag, laugh, jest, jape] 2: activity characterized by good humor [syn: jest, jocularity] 3: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, prank, trick, caper, put-on] 4: a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke" v 1: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" [syn: jest] 2: act in a funny or teasing way [syn: jest]

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Post by **tr1p1ea** » Sun 17 Apr, 2005 2:04 pm

Now, now ... no need to be so cynical

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the_unknown_one · Post by **the_unknown_one** » Sun 17 Apr, 2005 3:54 pm

DJ_O · Post by **DJ_O** » Sun 17 Apr, 2005 4:34 pm

My post above was a bit sarcastic, it was to clarify that Dysfunction and me were joking about the EPS company

the_unknown_one · Post by **the_unknown_one** » Sun 17 Apr, 2005 4:38 pm

I knew that u were joking but i thought dysfunction was serious... Maybe he was

DJ_O · Post by **DJ_O** » Sun 17 Apr, 2005 4:45 pm

dunno

Madskillz · Post by **Madskillz** » Sun 17 Apr, 2005 5:38 pm

kevin...I like your avatar much better now!

dysfunction · Post by **dysfunction** » Sun 17 Apr, 2005 11:56 pm

Um yeah I was joking... as signified by the

icon. Perhaps I should have used

instead.

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the_unknown_one · Post by **the_unknown_one** » Mon 18 Apr, 2005 3:41 pm

Ah okay...

NanoWar · Post by **NanoWar** » Mon 18 Apr, 2005 7:49 pm

What about the Netherlands!? All europeans could meet each other! Or in France! or ... germany!!! come to me! haaaha! ok, holland should be acceptable, eh?

the_unknown_one · Post by **the_unknown_one** » Mon 18 Apr, 2005 8:54 pm

Holland or Belgium.

DJ_O · Post by **DJ_O** » Mon 18 Apr, 2005 8:55 pm

yeah somewhere where lot of calc prgmer live

dysfunction · Post by **dysfunction** » Mon 18 Apr, 2005 9:56 pm

I think agreeing on a European area is easy (I don't know that much about Europe but it sounds like either France or Belgium would be best), but America is so huge. We would have to have two or more meetings, probably one in the Midwest, one in the East, and one in the South/Southwest (anybody here from the southeast US?).

Shadow Phoenix · Post by **Shadow Phoenix** » Mon 18 Apr, 2005 10:00 pm

dysfunction wrote:I think agreeing on a European area is easy (I don't know that much about Europe but it sounds like either France or Belgium would be best), but America is so huge. We would have to have two or more meetings, probably one in the Midwest, one in the East, and one in the South/Southwest (anybody here from the southeast US?).

*cough* Chicago looks big *cough*

Jim e · Post by **Jim e** » Mon 18 Apr, 2005 10:44 pm

Let's try to be realistic here, we need to find a neutral area. Where?

Antartica or the moon!!!

Okay instead of this back and forth of where it should be, because it getting old, how bout who do you think should be the MC.

I vote for tr1p1ea.

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