That was quite a build-up for such a puny punch line.
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Punch line
/ˈpʌntʃˌlaɪn/
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While explaining a punchline might initially kill the joke, Roberts claims it can shed light on the use of humour in language and help students remember the gag for future use.
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The women are a phenomenon; the men are a punchline.
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(It didn’t help when Microsoft relaunched its Bing search engine with OpenAI’s technology inside, instantly ending Bing’s decade-long run as a punchline.)
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