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When someone decides a joke is “not funny” just because they took it literally or didn’t realize it was a joke, even though it was meant humorously and others understood it that way
Person 1: “I’d rather eat dogs than this shit.”
Person 2: “HAHA!”
Person 3: “LOL!”
Person 4: “No you would not.”
Person 1: It was a joke chill.”
Person 4: “Jokes are supposed to be funny.”
Person 1: “That’s a Literal Joke Fallacy.”
Person 2: “HAHA!”
Person 3: “LOL!”
Person 4: “No you would not.”
Person 1: It was a joke chill.”
Person 4: “Jokes are supposed to be funny.”
Person 1: “That’s a Literal Joke Fallacy.”
by Dogoraga January 23, 2026
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