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RibaldPancake OP t1_j2dro4g wrote

Reply to comment by NDodma01 in As the alien onslaught continued, linguists were working furiously to translate the only message they’d received in response to our plea to understand why they were attacking. by RibaldPancake

No. We greet people in peace by extending our hand so it's implied. Stating it directly takes away from the punchline by already getting people thinking about "hand".

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neoprenewedgie t1_j2esakm wrote

I disagree. Because shaking hands is such a normal activity, mentioning it doesn't draw any undo attention to it.

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RibaldPancake OP t1_j2ess1y wrote

As a semiprofessional humor artist, I think it's sloppy to do anything to make the punchline less of a surprise.

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