Re: [CH] Chile-Heads Digest V6 #81
Richard Levy (richlevy@home.com)
Sun, 17 Oct 1999 12:16:03 -0400
Now, at this point in this kind of joke, it is possible to believe that the
second party KNEW it was a joke, predtended not to, and let the first party
look like an idiot trying to explain the joke. In real-time, if you act
credulous enough, you can make the first guy go nuts trying to explain "No,
it's a joke, see?"
>Doug Goldenberg" <dgoldenberg@sprintmail.com>
>
>That's the joke, silly. You say, seriously, "Hey, you know, gullible is
not
>in the dictionary." Their eyes widen with astonishment, as they say
>"Really?!!." Then they run over to the dictionary, and sure enough,
>gullible IS in the dictionary. At which point, they look at you puzzled,
>you smile smugly, and they hit you over the head with the dictionary.
Works
>every time.
>>
>> Now, I'm not the best speller, but I know how to use an online
dictionary,
>> and here's what I found from there:
>> |
>> | Main Entry: gull·ible
>> | : easily duped or cheated
>>