Nationality: Greek Type: Philosopher Born: 341 BC Death: 271 BC |
A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.
It's been a long time since I've written old-fashioned sword and sorcery; I'm hoping it's like riding a bicycle.