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What does it mean?
The speaker jokes that a dead person cannot attract a female fly, using absurd humor.
In plain terms
A dead person can't attract a female fly.
What can you take from it?
Humor often relies on absurdity.

Where it applies

  • comic monologue
  • satirical sketch

Putting it to work

  • write comedic lines
  • use absurd comparisons

Questions to consider

  • Why does absurdity make jokes funny?
  • What does the fly represent?

Another view

The joke may be confusing without context.

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