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->'''Cleo:''' I have ''so'' many questions, but I don't think I'm ever gonna get answers to them, though. Like, "Why?" and "How?"\\
'''Eloise:''' I think the main answer is just, I dunno, "Funny."
-->-- On their faction-mate Scott's army of pet kangaroos, ''WebVideo/PiratesSMP''

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->''"I'll go where the humor takes me, and if that happens to create gross inconsistencies, then so be it."''
-->-- '''Rich Burlew''', author of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''



->''"Sometimes it's more fun to play with your food. It's been said that these arrows can [[DeliciousDistraction distract enemies with voracious appetites]], but let's be real - it's also just funny to hit a monster with an apple."''
-->-- UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news article: '''Get weird with your Fuse combos in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'''''



->''"Sometimes it's more fun to play with your food. It's been said that these arrows can [[DeliciousDistraction distract enemies with voracious appetites]], but let's be real -- it's also just funny to hit a monster with an apple."''
-->-- UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news article: "Get weird with your Fuse combos in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom''"



->''"I'll go where the humor takes me, and if that happens to create gross inconsistencies, then so be it."''
-->-- '''Rich Burlew''', author of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

->''"If it's entertaining, I am aware of these things."''
-->-- '''Sylvie''', ''[[Website/RealmMeshReality Sharing Walls]]''


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->''"If it's entertaining, I am aware of these things."''
-->-- '''Sylvie''', ''[[Website/RealmMeshReality Sharing Walls]]''

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->'''Eddie:''' You mean to tell me you could've taken your hand out of that cuff ''at any time?!''\\
'''Roger:''' No, not at ''any'' time; only when it was ''funny''!
-->-- ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''

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->''"Sometimes, it's nice to have something silly."''
-->--'''{{WebVideo/ProJared}}''' on some of [[StylisticSuck less]] [[NarmCharm effective]] [[MindScrew Mind Screws]] of ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''

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->''"Sometimes, ->'''Mega Man:''' If I were to guess, I would say that it was done using that unique property of highly random humor in which a character can spontaneously do just about anything as long as it's nice part of the joke.\\
'''Dr. Cossack:''' [[LampshadeHanging Like the sudden appearance of a chalk board?]]\\
'''Mega Man:''' Exactly. I call it [[{{Pun}} the gag reflex]].
--> ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge''

->''"Jess misses the essential connection of Shakespeare
to have something silly.Godzilla, which is... um... oh, forget it."''
-->--'''{{WebVideo/ProJared}}''' -->-- Footnote 75 to published script of ''Theatre/TheCompleteWorksOfWilliamShakespeareAbridged''

->'''Dan Aykroyd:''' Are there any local residents whom you've seen acting strangely?\\
'''Stewie:''' Well, there's a pedophile up the street that nobody seems to be doing anything about, but it's mainly because he's so funny.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''

->'''The Lobe:''' Freakazoid! Why is it [[IFellForHours taking us so long to fall]]?!\\
'''Freakazoid:''' 'Cause it's funny!\\
'''The Lobe:''' No, it's not! It's just stupid! It's as dumb as [[ContinuityNod that Handman episode]]!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', "Virtual Freakapoop"

->''"Sometimes it's more fun to play with your food. It's been said that these arrows can [[DeliciousDistraction distract enemies with voracious appetites]], but let's be real - it's also just funny to hit a monster with an apple."''
-->-- UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news article: '''Get weird with your Fuse combos in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'''''

->''"We try not to think too much about the Floating Baby Head... It makes us laugh, 'nuff said."''
-->-- '''[[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Jeff "Swampy" Marsh]]'''

->'''[[Series/RetroGameMaster Shinya Arino]]:''' Why's this person even climbing the building in the first place?\\
'''Creator/MasahiroSakurai:''' "Because it is there!" That's just what climbers do.
-->-- ''WebVideo/MasahiroSakuraiOnCreatingGames'', "[[https://youtu.be/6QH1cQWmXlY?si=rS2o4ToZ9kJnpXdq Special Crossover #1!]]",
on some of [[StylisticSuck less]] [[NarmCharm effective]] [[MindScrew Mind Screws]] of ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''
''VideoGame/CrazyClimber''



-->--'''[[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed King Kaiser]]''', ''Film/MyFavoriteYear''

->'''Eddie''': You mean to tell me you could've taken your hand out of that cuff ''at any time?!''\\
'''Roger''': No, not at ''any'' time; only when it was ''funny''!
-->--''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''

->''"We try not to think too much about the floating baby head . . . It makes us laugh, 'nuff said."''
-->--'''[[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Jeff "Swampy" Marsh]]'''

->''"Comedies often by their very nature expect people to accept otherwise less-than-stellar storytelling. Everything is there ultimately to make a joke work, for instance, in ''Film/HappyGilmore'', he's driving around with a bunch of [[GiantNoveltyCheck oversized checks]] in his car. It doesn't make any sense, sure. It doesn't have to, though, it's a comedy gag in a comedy film. If it doesn't work, well, maybe they'll go for the next gag."''
-->--'''Website/SFDebris''', reviewing ''Film/HowardTheDuck''

->'''Major Monogram''': That doesn't even make any sense.\\
'''Dr. Doofenshmirtz''': [[ContinuityNod It doesn't have to, I've got a monster truck]]!

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-->--'''[[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed -->-- '''[[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed King Kaiser]]''', ''Film/MyFavoriteYear''

->'''Eddie''': You mean to tell me you could've taken your hand out of that cuff ''at any time?!''\\
'''Roger''': No, not at ''any'' time; only when it was ''funny''!
-->--''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''

->''"We try not to think too much about the floating baby head . . . It makes us laugh, 'nuff said."''
-->--'''[[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Jeff "Swampy" Marsh]]'''

->''"Comedies often by their very nature expect people to accept otherwise less-than-stellar storytelling. Everything is there ultimately to make a joke work, for instance, in ''Film/HappyGilmore'', he's driving around with a bunch of [[GiantNoveltyCheck oversized checks]] in his car. It doesn't make any sense, sure. It doesn't have to, though, it's a comedy gag in a comedy film. If it doesn't work, well, maybe they'll go for the next gag."''
-->--'''Website/SFDebris''', reviewing ''Film/HowardTheDuck''

->'''Major Monogram''': That Monogram:''' Okay, that doesn't even make any sense.\\
'''Dr. Doofenshmirtz''': Doofenshmirtz:''' [[ContinuityNod It doesn't have to, I've got a monster truck]]!truck!]]



->'''Dan Aykroyd''': ''"Are there any local residents whom you've seen acting strangely?"''\\
'''Stewie''': ''"Well, there's a pedophile up the street that nobody seems to be doing anything about, but it's mainly because he's so funny."''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''

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->'''Dan Aykroyd''': ''"Are there any local residents whom you've seen acting strangely?"''\\
'''Stewie''': ''"Well, there's a pedophile up the street that nobody seems to be doing anything about, but
->''"Sometimes, it's mainly because he's so funny.nice to have something silly."''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''
'''WebVideo/ProJared''' on some of [[StylisticSuck less]] [[NarmCharm effective]] {{Mind Screw}}s of ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''



->'''The Lobe''': Freakazoid! Why is it [[IFellForHours taking us so long to fall]]?!
->'''Freakazoid''': 'Cause it's funny!
->'''The Lobe''': No, it's not! It's just stupid! It's as dumb as [[ContinuityNod that Handman episode]]!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', "Virtual Freakapoop"

->'''Eric''': I forgot my mom's birthday.
->'''Hyde''': Really? 'Cause I remembered your mom's birthday.
->'''Eric''': If you remembered, then why didn't you tell me?
->'''Hyde''': How would that be funny?
-->-- ''Series/That70sShow''

->''[[AnimationTropes Lots of things happen in cartoons]] that you just don't see in the real world. That's part of the fun of cartoons.''
-->-- ''TabletopGame/{{Toon}}''

->''Why'd I have Sorin say that? It was funny. Really, end of story.''
-->--'''[[WordOfGod Mark Rosewater]]''', ''Webcomic/TalesFromThePit''

->'''Mega Man''': If I were to guess, I would say that it was done using that unique property of highly random humor in which a character can spontaneously do just about anything as long as it's part of the joke.
->'''Dr. Cossack''': [[LampshadeHanging Like the sudden appearance of a chalk board?]]
->'''Mega Man''': Exactly. I call it [[{{Pun}} the gag reflex]].
-->''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge''

->''"Kid, I'm the Joker. I don't just randomly kill people. I kill people when it's funny. What would conceivably be funny about killing you?"''
-->--'''ComicBook/TheJoker''', ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader''

->''Jess misses the essential connection of Shakespeare to Godzilla, which is...um...oh, forget it.''
-->-- Footnote 75 to published script of ''Theatre/TheCompleteWorksOfWilliamShakespeareAbridged''



-->--'''Sylvie''', ''[[Website/RealmMeshReality Sharing Walls]]''

->'''Master Hand''': IS EVERYONE ON DRUGS?!
->'''[=SMG4=]''': No, you're just in an [=SMG4=] video.

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-->--'''Sylvie''', -->-- '''Sylvie''', ''[[Website/RealmMeshReality Sharing Walls]]''

->''"Comedies often by their very nature expect people to accept otherwise less-than-stellar storytelling. Everything is there ultimately to make a joke work, for instance, in ''Film/HappyGilmore'', he's driving around with a bunch of [[GiantNoveltyCheck oversized checks]] in his car. It doesn't make any sense, sure. It doesn't have to, though, it's a comedy gag in a comedy film. If it doesn't work, well, maybe they'll go for the next gag."''
-->-- '''Website/SFDebris''', reviewing ''Film/HowardTheDuck''

->'''Master Hand''': Hand:''' IS EVERYONE ON DRUGS?!
->'''[=SMG4=]''':
DRUGS?!\\
'''[=SMG4=]:'''
No, you're just in an [=SMG4=] video.



->'''Pearl''': Our bodies are made of light, and usually, they form a mass dependent on the air pressure and the level of gravity in the environment. But we're in a situation, where the normal laws of physics don't apply.
->'''Amethyst''': Who cares? It's funny.

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->'''Pearl''': ->'''Pearl:''' Our bodies are made of light, and usually, they form a mass dependent on the air pressure and the level of gravity in the environment. But we're in a situation, where the normal laws of physics don't apply.
->'''Amethyst''':
apply.\\
'''Amethyst:'''
Who cares? It's funny.



->''Sometimes it's more fun to play with your food. It's been said that these arrows can [[DeliciousDistraction distract enemies with voracious appetites]], but let's be real - it's also just funny to hit a monster with an apple.''
-->-- UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news article: '''Get weird with your Fuse combos in VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'''

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->''Sometimes ->''"Why'd I have Sorin say that? It was funny. Really, end of story."''
-->-- '''[[WordOfGod Mark Rosewater]]''', ''Webcomic/TalesFromThePit''

->'''Eric:''' I forgot my mom's birthday.\\
'''Hyde:''' Really? 'Cause I remembered your mom's birthday.\\
'''Eric:''' If you remembered, then why didn't you tell me?\\
'''Hyde:''' How would that be funny?
-->-- ''Series/That70sShow''

->''"[[AnimationTropes Lots of things happen in cartoons]] that you just don't see in the real world. That's part of the fun of cartoons."''
-->-- ''TabletopGame/{{Toon}}''

->''"Kid, I'm the Joker. I don't just randomly kill people. I kill people when
it's more fun to play with your food. It's been said that these arrows can [[DeliciousDistraction distract enemies with voracious appetites]], but let's funny. What would conceivably be real - it's also just funny to hit a monster with an apple.''
about killing you?"''
-->-- UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news article: '''Get weird with '''ComicBook/TheJoker''', ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader''

->'''Eddie:''' You mean to tell me you could've taken
your Fuse combos in VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'''
hand out of that cuff ''at any time?!''\\
'''Roger:''' No, not at ''any'' time; only when it was ''funny''!
-->-- ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''
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->''Sometimes it's more fun to play with your food. It's been said that these arrows can [[DeliciousDistraction distract enemies with voracious appetites]], but let's be real - it's also just funny to hit a monster with an apple.''
-->-- UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch news article: '''Get weird with your Fuse combos in VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'''
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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E11AdventuresInLightDistortion Adventures In Light Distortion]]

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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E11AdventuresInLightDistortion ''[[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E11AdventuresInLightDistortion Adventures In Light Distortion]]
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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E11AdventuresInLightDistortion "Adventures In Light Distortion"]]

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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E11AdventuresInLightDistortion "Adventures Adventures In Light Distortion"]]
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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''Recap/StevenUniverseS4E11AdventuresInLightDistortion''

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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''Recap/StevenUniverseS4E11AdventuresInLightDistortion''
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->'''Pearl''': Our bodies are made of light, and usually, they form a mass dependent on the air pressure and the level of gravity in the environment. But we're in a situation, where the normal laws of physics don't apply.
->'''Amethyst''': Who cares? It's funny.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''Recap/StevenUniverseS4E11AdventuresInLightDistortion''
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->'''Mega Man''': Exactly. I call it [[IncrediblyLamePun the gag reflex]].

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->'''Mega Man''': Exactly. I call it [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} the gag reflex]].
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-->--'''Sylvie''', ''[[Wiki/RealmMeshReality Sharing Walls]]''

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-->--'''Sylvie''', ''[[Wiki/RealmMeshReality ''[[Website/RealmMeshReality Sharing Walls]]''
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-->-- ''[[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'', ''[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersStupidSmashBros Stupid Smash Bros]]''

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-->-- ''[[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'', ''[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersStupidSmashBros ''[[Recap/SMG4StupidSmashBros Stupid Smash Bros]]''
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-->-- ''[[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'', ''[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersStupidSmashBros Stupid Smash Bros]]''

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-->-- ''[[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers ''[[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'', ''[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersStupidSmashBros Stupid Smash Bros]]''
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->'''SMG4''': No, you're just in an [=SMG4=] video.

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->'''SMG4''': ->'''[=SMG4=]''': No, you're just in an [=SMG4=] video.
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->'''Master Hand''': IS EVERYONE ON DRUGS?!
->'''SMG4''': No, you're just in an [=SMG4=] video.
-->-- ''[[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'', ''[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersStupidSmashBros Stupid Smash Bros]]''
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->''"If it's entertaining, I am aware of these things."''
-->--'''Sylvie''', ''[[Wiki/RealmMeshReality Sharing Walls]]''
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-->--'''{{WebVideo/ProJared}}''' on some of less effective [[MindScrew Mind Screws]] of VideoGame/EternalDarkness

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-->--'''{{WebVideo/ProJared}}''' on some of less effective [[StylisticSuck less]] [[NarmCharm effective]] [[MindScrew Mind Screws]] of VideoGame/EternalDarkness
''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''
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->''"Sometimes, it's nice to have something silly."''
-->--'''{{WebVideo/ProJared}}''' on some of less effective [[MindScrew Mind Screws]] of VideoGame/EternalDarkness
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-->--'''SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker''', ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader''

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-->--'''SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker''', -->--'''ComicBook/TheJoker''', ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader''
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->''Kid, I'm the Joker. I don't just randomly kill people. I kill people when it's funny. What would conceivably be funny about killing you?''

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->''Kid, ->''"Kid, I'm the Joker. I don't just randomly kill people. I kill people when it's funny. What would conceivably be funny about killing you?''you?"''



->''"Jess misses the essential connection of Shakespeare to Godzilla, which is...um...oh, forget it."''

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->''"Jess ->''Jess misses the essential connection of Shakespeare to Godzilla, which is...um...oh, forget it."''''
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-->-- Footnote 75 to published script of ''Theatre/TheCompleteWorksOfShakespeareAbridged''

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-->-- Footnote 75 to published script of ''Theatre/TheCompleteWorksOfShakespeareAbridged''''Theatre/TheCompleteWorksOfWilliamShakespeareAbridged''

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