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by tritium 3159 days ago
Not that questioning this premise should expect to surface an answer to any of these questions but...

Would such a joke's lineage be perceptible or readily recognizable?

Would anyone notice or remember who made the last/next iteration of the joke, to continue the tradition?

Who defines the canonical serial sequence for this chain of jokes?

How many generations is a joke like this worth?

Would the continuation of such a joke actually be funny in the first place?

Was it ever truly funny at all?