I've always been obsessed with the cultivated humor produced on online communities - perhaps it's because I haven't logged on for a while but saw something on here and it made me laugh. Not only that - I thought about why I laughed and I guess I wanted to explain the joke a little - but before that here it is unedited:
I got it from the blog thread (if you're not allowed in it's for members to vent their personal problems and talk about their day (which ultimately makes the joke funnier as it's not really a place where you often find that jokes)). ■■■ starts off the joke and I guess one of the funnier parts of it is how he isn't even setting up someone else: he was just making a joke himself. Going to dodge the obvious inception reference and move on (jokes within jokes) and move on.
■■■'s small joke was (could almost be perceived as self-flatulence) talking about the site development work in an obviously exaggerated fashion poking the bees nest at how neither him nor Roragok (due to holding down a job and social life) put much effort into the site. By talking about scrums and using business plan terminology: it's almost like he's painting the idea that there's a huge backbone to the site's development and structure so (I didn't see anyone point this out) the joke is that there's a disjoint between reality and ■■■'s obviously hyperbolic portrayal of the site's development which I guess made me laugh to imagine there being SCRUM's and et cetera to the site.
However that is clearly only the first part. That was the start and end of a separate joke but Slowdive - in what seems to be a premeditated fashion - saw an opportunity to extend the humor derived and create an exchange. Playing off of the hyperbole and jest of exaggeration - he takes it a step further and suggests murdering the other site's administrator (obviously an over-the-top action even if ■■■ was being serious with his original comment) and to "take all investment stake in namafia" which was the side-splitting part of the screenshot as both people know there is no investment stake but they're acting like it is - the joke turns more into satire here (rather than just self-flatulence).
Every joke needs a punchline as you just saw and every punchline needs a full stop. Whilst not the highlight - ■■■ rubs off on one last remark furthering the theme of false representation of the site administration. I know some people gloss over this or take the site for granted but it's nice to have one community online where members have a good sense of comedic timing and context and use it to build satisfying and jaw-jibbing conversations. I love having a place to turn back to when things get too busy and for that I applaud you! Thanks ■■■ and Slowdive!
