How to Understand People's Motivations
The only funny part of a knock-knock joke is the look of despair and audible groan that usually comes out of the person being told the joke immediately after they realize they are, in fact, about to endure a knock-knock joke. Anything amusement anybody may feel after that is an unanticipated bonus.
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