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Granny_Nooooo t1_j9zfmod wrote

I always thought that joke worked better with silver instead of gold, because of misdirection.

I mean, obviously walking is better than winning gold at the Paralympics. Obviously. By replacing it with "What's better than winning silver?", it makes you think for a split second that maybe winning gold would be great.

But nope. Still going with the ability to walk.

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Background_Touchdown t1_j9zzb23 wrote

Make it a combo joke:

What's better than winning bronze at the Paralympics?

Winning silver!

What's better than winning silver at the Paralympics?

Winning gold!

And what's better than winning gold at the Paralympics?

Walking!

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Scary_Statement5665 t1_ja17y3y wrote

But winning gold IS better than winning silver. Not as good as walking but still better than silver.

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big_sugi t1_ja1pz15 wrote

Which is true, but doesn’t affect the fact that the joke is funnier with silver.

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tipper420 t1_ja3g3ck wrote

I don't think so, because when they inevitably come back with winning gold you can't exactly tell them they're wrong

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