A humor mini-game

Device Detective

Almost every joke that works runs on one of twelve humor devices, and every device runs on one of three mechanisms. See the line. Name the device.

Spot them in the wild and you can use them on purpose. That's the whole difference between being funny by accident and being funny when you need to be.

Incongruity surprises. Association connects. Observation tells the truth.

Level

8 rounds. About 3 minutes. Cheat sheet at the end.

Which device is this?

Right: 0Streak: 0Best: 0

That's the set

Pick one device to try this week

Copy the device you'd try this week and decide where you'd use it (an email, a slide, a meeting, a bio).

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Right

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Best streak

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Devices seen

The twelve devices

Blue means you named it this set. Orange means you saw it and missed. Grey means it didn't come up.

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