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by klyrs 1526 days ago
Yeah, the article mentions that towards the bottom, with some generalization about women telling funny stories rather than "jokes". In my family, my mom was always the "straight man" and my dad, his sisters and her sister and mom all told terrible puns/jokes; where my uncles on his side were practically humorless. Gender tropes are weird.
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Yeah, my wife has a memory to be able to reel them off for 20 minutes. I can barely recall one when I want it.

But I am the one who sees an opportunity and improvises on the spot more successfully.