IPDuck: "The 32 Wittiest Comebacks Of All Time"

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

"The 32 Wittiest Comebacks Of All Time"

Snappy comebacks. While Winston Churchill is probably mentioned most often, my favorite is Faulkner vs. Hemingway.

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Mike MartiDecember 7, 2011 at 1:01 PM
Good post! I was doing research online on Intellectual Property Law when I came across your very informative blog. I am definitely a fan!
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Why a Duck?

The "IP" part of this blog's title is self-explanatory -- the abbreviation for the shorthand term "intellectual property." But what to call the humor part of the name? It turns out that the duck is the funniest animal alive. A 2002 study confirms that jokes mentioning ducks are funnier than others.

If you think about it, that makes sense. Think of the funniest joke you know, and replace one of the characters with a duck. It instantly becomes even funnier. You might not even need the punchline. For example, which is funnier:
"A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar . . . "
-- OR --
"A priest, a rabbi, and a duck walk into a bar . . . "

And needless to say, "Weird Al" Yankovic's "I Want a New Duck" is MUCH funnier than Huey Lewis' "I Want a New Drug."