John was never a fan of PJs…actually, he was a tubelight — he never could under­stand them.

What does the world have against Poor Jokes? Over the years, I have come to develop a sympathy for this much-maligned creature called the PJ. Indeed, what has it done to deserve the kind of treat­ment meted out to it by modern society?

Many people make jokes that fall in the category of PJs. There’s a double standard applied, however, because most people will laugh at their own PJs, but groan at somebody else’s.

Maybe that’s where the distinc­tion between the PJ and the non-PJ lies. A non-PJ is a carefully devel­oped situa­tion that has humor associ­ated with it, whereas a PJ is one with a story that is somehow ‘discon­nected’ from the punch-line. Conse­quently, the PJ gives personal satis­fac­tion — it seems funny to the person who knew what was coming.

I propose a Forum for Restora­tion of Poor Joke Rights (FRPJR) whose first demand will be a thirty-percent reser­va­tion for PJs in every comedy show.

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