How to Kill a Joke

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Pay close attention to the joke.

   Try not to get distracted by anything else.
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   Step 2: Make random remarks and outbursts

   , Try not to make it too early, or you will look like a complete idiot.
   
   If you do it too late, it will seem like you are laughing with everyone else. , It annoys people terribly. ,, If it goes something like "Guess how much I paid for these shoes!"
   
   respond with wild over-estimation to kill it dead.
   
   For example: "Guess how much I paid for these shoes!" "I dunno... like £800?" "Well... no. £150." "Wow, yeah that's a lot." (Said with little enthusiasm.) The high point has been swatted effectively and all enthusiasm has been successfully removed.
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   Step 3: such as "Wait

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   Step 4: I think I've heard this joke before somewhere".

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   Step 5: Right before the person gets to the end

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   Step 6: start laughing really loudly.

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   Step 7: If the person telling the joke says "This is so funny" before they start telling the joke

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   Step 8: then halfway through the joke

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   Step 9: start laughing hysterically

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    Step 10: and say " Oh

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    Step 11: that is funny!"

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    Step 12: If it is a knock knock joke

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    Step 13: do not reply to "knock knock" with "who's there" instead reply with one of the following: "Come in" "what" "how did you find my house" "no"

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    Step 14: Use over-estimation to deflate the joke or story.

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