arthurfakaya
Well-Known Member
I was told the following joke that I initially found funny, but now find illogical. I may be over-analysing it - as I tend to do - but I need to find out what others think about the joke's logic. Does the joke make sense or not?
The joke is, "Don't take life too seriously: You're not going to get out of it alive!"
The thing is, as I see it, if you are going to uses that punch-line it would make more sense if it was, "You'd better take life seriously - because you're not going to get out of it alive!"
My argument is that if death is considered to be the end of our existence, then we should be making our life count for something rather than treating it as a joke. I think the guy that came up with it originally started with a funny punch-line (You're not going to get out of it alive), but didn't choose the most appropriate lead in.
What do you reckon?
The joke is, "Don't take life too seriously: You're not going to get out of it alive!"
The thing is, as I see it, if you are going to uses that punch-line it would make more sense if it was, "You'd better take life seriously - because you're not going to get out of it alive!"
My argument is that if death is considered to be the end of our existence, then we should be making our life count for something rather than treating it as a joke. I think the guy that came up with it originally started with a funny punch-line (You're not going to get out of it alive), but didn't choose the most appropriate lead in.
What do you reckon?