[tonyhart7]

so bad joke then??? good joke must be funny

[kazinator]

A joke should be funny.

Satire doesn't have to be funny; it just needs to make commentary through irony.

[estebank]

Whether a joke is funny to a given person is context dependent. “A dog walks into a bar and says, ‘I cannot see a thing. I’ll open this one.’” Is this a good joke? Do you find it funny? If not, do you happen to be a Summerian circa 1983 BCE?

[Y_Y]

Good reference, but I think the context is needed for the joke to make sense in the first place, whather it's funny or not comes later.

Further reading: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/tbgetc/comme...

[tonyhart7]

ok grandpa, you are funny now