Here are my votes:
And some little reviews:
Spoiler
Humour
Time Works Weird in Heaven - 2 points
The Magic of Laughter - 1 point
Originality
Smash and Grab - 2 points
Diner Disaster - 1 point
Time Works Weird in Heaven - 2 points
The Magic of Laughter - 1 point
Originality
Smash and Grab - 2 points
Diner Disaster - 1 point
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And some little reviews:
Spoiler
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The concept of the Celebrity Confessions Circle is unique and could be a whole genre of joke in itself with different celebrities each time. It could have been tighter, but liked the simple punchline "pass". The joke relies heavily on knowing who Rolf Harris is, which I do, so I got a small giggle out of it, bad taste as it may be.
Diner Disaster
This story had a great build up and I wasn't sure what to expect from the punchline. In the end you had three punchlines in one, which was fun, but maybe just one might have been more impactful (the "weakest link" one, was my favourite. It also could have used some tightening up as there were a lot details that didn't matter in the end, like the thermometer readings and stuff, but overall I liked it.
Dinner for Two. Or Maybe One
This one took me a little while to puzzle out, so by the time I had worked out the punchline, the moment for laughter had passed. It's a funny concept, though. Another one that could be used many times and just swap out different celebrities or characters to come up with different punchlines. What we really have here is a storified version of a classic "What do you get when you cross..." type joke. Which would be more effective, but a lot less than 300 words.
Time Works Weird in Heaven
I enjoyed the misdirection in this one. And it appealed to the atheist in me. I think this is another one that would work great as a scene in a funny movie or TV sketch show. I imagine St Peter talking to someone off camera and you think it's Hitler but then then camera pans round and it's God all along. Wonderfully blasphemous.
Smash-and-grab
This story was gripping and I enjoyed the main pun at the end. And nice and tight at just a smidge over 300. I felt that this would make a great scene in a heist comedy where Trevor himself thinks he is looking for a an actual fence but gets confused when it turns out there is someone there waiting to buy the goods from him. As it is, he knows the fence is a person, so its just a pun for the reader. There's a slight missed opportunity for some situational humour on top of the pun.
The Magic of Laughter
Jokes aside, this was a nice story with a lovely message reminding us of the importance of humour. And I liked the framing device for the steady flow of mini-jokes, which I think is more effective than piling them all the end. However, the jokes themselves, funny as they are, are as old as the hills ("What's brown and sticky?" is a favouite of mine since childhood).
The concept of the Celebrity Confessions Circle is unique and could be a whole genre of joke in itself with different celebrities each time. It could have been tighter, but liked the simple punchline "pass". The joke relies heavily on knowing who Rolf Harris is, which I do, so I got a small giggle out of it, bad taste as it may be.
Diner Disaster
This story had a great build up and I wasn't sure what to expect from the punchline. In the end you had three punchlines in one, which was fun, but maybe just one might have been more impactful (the "weakest link" one, was my favourite. It also could have used some tightening up as there were a lot details that didn't matter in the end, like the thermometer readings and stuff, but overall I liked it.
Dinner for Two. Or Maybe One
This one took me a little while to puzzle out, so by the time I had worked out the punchline, the moment for laughter had passed. It's a funny concept, though. Another one that could be used many times and just swap out different celebrities or characters to come up with different punchlines. What we really have here is a storified version of a classic "What do you get when you cross..." type joke. Which would be more effective, but a lot less than 300 words.
Time Works Weird in Heaven
I enjoyed the misdirection in this one. And it appealed to the atheist in me. I think this is another one that would work great as a scene in a funny movie or TV sketch show. I imagine St Peter talking to someone off camera and you think it's Hitler but then then camera pans round and it's God all along. Wonderfully blasphemous.
Smash-and-grab
This story was gripping and I enjoyed the main pun at the end. And nice and tight at just a smidge over 300. I felt that this would make a great scene in a heist comedy where Trevor himself thinks he is looking for a an actual fence but gets confused when it turns out there is someone there waiting to buy the goods from him. As it is, he knows the fence is a person, so its just a pun for the reader. There's a slight missed opportunity for some situational humour on top of the pun.
The Magic of Laughter
Jokes aside, this was a nice story with a lovely message reminding us of the importance of humour. And I liked the framing device for the steady flow of mini-jokes, which I think is more effective than piling them all the end. However, the jokes themselves, funny as they are, are as old as the hills ("What's brown and sticky?" is a favouite of mine since childhood).
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