Telegraphing the Joke

[theBarefoot]

When writing an article online, you are often requested or required to provide an abstract. This is where many articles just die. So often, I see abstracts like, "A humorous look at..." or "This is a funny thing that..."

I have to say, if you have to tell me it's funny, it is not. Telegraphing the fact that it is humor detracts from the humorous impact of the article.

Am I the only one who finds this type of telegraphing a killer?

[jcorn]

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[Shana]

Hey I had to ask you is that your tie on your avatar? hahahahaha

[Crutnacker]

Yes. This is why I can't watch Jay Leno.