Entry: Joke
Pronunciation: 'jOk
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yAcati he asks
a : something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b (1) : the humorous or ridiculous element in something (2) : an instance of jesting : KIDDING c : PRACTICAL JOKE d : LAUGHINGSTOCK
Toad, would you like to help me define a standard tag to put behind all humorous posts that clearly identify it as a joke? If you feel it's needed, I might suggest something like:
[/JUST KIDDING]
or maybe we can go with more of a postscript approach:
{end-joke}
Of course, there are some other informal methods I've seen on other BBSs, such as:
roflololol kekekekekekekeke ^_____^!!!!!!!!
Any preferences?