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Originally Posted by Lars

Punchlines
Text to me gets very, very formulaic after a while. There are different types of punchlines, but I’ll try to give a general idea of what I mean to help.

List Punches:

Typically these rely on hyperbole and make a list of references to a thing or thing to emphasize their point.

Generally the layout would go something like: “You’re not just ________, you’re ______, _________ AND _____________.”

I can’t think of a great example off hand, but something like this should give you an idea of what I mean:

“You’re not just a fruit, you’re a vegetable, every item stocked by a greengrocer AND deserve to be covered by a grocery bag”

They’re hyperbole, but done in a slightly varying way.

Hyperbole:

The first example that comes to mind is:

“You’re so uncool, dehydration takes a backseat to your social status” by Resin

But anything that goes “You’re so ________ that __________ happens,”

OR

“You’re not just __________, you’re __________ too.”

Stop/Pause Lines

There seemed to be a flood of these at one point, personally I like these because the pay-off comes right at the end. Often with people like Beyond (no disrespect) using hyperboles, I would get halfway through the punchline and could predict in my head the direction it was going. With stop/pause lines that isn’t always so clear. Many people do them wrong, but when done right they can be really effective.

thats some real dope shit bro. thanks for these hints. never thought of it before. really appreciate your time ill keep reading this along the time.