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Got heckled at a birthday party, now I time my punchlines with a stopwatch
My daughter's 8th birthday party last Saturday. I dropped my classic 'What do you call a fish with no eyes?' joke and the pause between the setup and the punchline was too long. One of the kids yelled 'finish it, old man!' and everyone laughed at me instead of the joke. Started using my phone's stopwatch after that. I aim for 2 seconds between setup and punch. Too fast feels rushed, too slow loses the room. Has anyone else found a sweet spot for their joke timing? Or do you just wing it?
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