{"id":780,"date":"2008-07-23T09:56:38","date_gmt":"2008-07-23T14:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=780"},"modified":"2014-05-28T11:22:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T16:22:58","slug":"joke-whats-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=780","title":{"rendered":"‘joke’? what’s that???"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi aska,<\/span><\/em><\/strong>I was just browsing through your site and something caught my eye. Below I’ve copied and pasted a Top 5 list you have on one of your pages. It looks like it might be some sort of typo or error of some kind, but have a close look at the #4 thing on this list. I’m not offended I just thought I’d make you aware if you aren’t already. Here’s the URL as well:
\nhttps:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=689<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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From Dictionary.com:<\/span>?<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>joke<\/strong> noun <\/em><\/span>joked, joking, <\/strong>verb<\/em><\/span>?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>-noun<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span>1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.<\/em><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>2. something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.<\/em><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>3. a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter: The loss was no joke.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span>4. something that does not present the expected challenge; something very easy: The test was a joke for the whole class.<\/em><\/span>?<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>5. PRACTICAL JOKE<\/span>?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>-verb (used without object)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>6. to speak or act in a playful or merry way: He was always joking with us.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span>7. to say something in fun or teasing rather than in earnest; be facetious: He didn?t really mean it, he was only joking.<\/em><\/span>?<\/em><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>-Related forms <\/em><\/span>jokeless,?adjective. <\/em>jokingly,?<\/em><\/span>adverb.<\/span>?<\/span><\/em><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/em>-Synonyms:<\/em> ?<\/span>wisecrack, gag, jape, prank, quip, quirk, sally, raillery.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hi aska,I was just browsing through your site and something caught my eye. Below I’ve copied and pasted a Top 5 list you have on one of your pages. It looks like it might be some sort of typo or error of some kind, but have a close look at the #4 thing on this list. I’m not offended I just thought I’d make you aware if you aren’t already. Here’s the URL as well: https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=689<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awkwardness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t