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minus-square@Idontknow@beehaw.orglinkfedilink5•2 months agoYep, that is the joke. It does do so in a way that allows Stevens to say ‘no’ to the question ‘would he steal’. The retraction also works, as now he has an implication Cameron would steal a red hot stove.
minus-square@artificialfish@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoOh I didn’t get that “no” element. Clever. Old jokes can be hard to follow. I was expecting more idiom.
Yep, that is the joke. It does do so in a way that allows Stevens to say ‘no’ to the question ‘would he steal’.
The retraction also works, as now he has an implication Cameron would steal a red hot stove.
Oh I didn’t get that “no” element. Clever.
Old jokes can be hard to follow. I was expecting more idiom.