i tell bad jokes on purpose.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is not meant to be taken seriously. It takes the form of a story, usually with dialogue, and ends in a punch line. It is in the punch line that the audience becomes aware that the story contains a second, conflicting meaning. This can be done using a pun or other word play such as irony, a logical incompatibility, nonsense, or other means. Linguist Robert Hetzron offers the definition:  It is generally held that jokes benefit from brevity, containing no more detail than is needed to set the scene for the punchline at the end. In the case of riddle jokes or one-liners the setting is implicitly understood, leaving only the dialogue and punchline to be verbalised. However, subverting these and other common guidelines can also be a source of humor\u2014the shaggy dog story is in a class of its own as an anti-joke; although presenting as a joke, it contains a long drawn-out narrative of time, place and character, rambles through many pointless inclusions and finally fails to deliver a punchline. Jokes are a form of humour, but not all humour is a joke. Some humorous forms which are \"not\" verbal jokes are: involuntary humour, situational humour, practical jokes, slapstick and anecdotes.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I love jokes, but I am so bad at telling them.  I have no timing."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Jokes aren't too hard to tell. They're just displays of humor in which words are used within a well-defined narrative! You gotta get better at telling stories."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Stories I can tell, but jokes just escape me.  I think if I knew the structure of jokes better I would enjoy stand up comedy less, though."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You can't forget the punchline! Maybe that is your problem?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, if the punchline is messed up at all the whole joke falls apart.  I'll tell you what, though, I think Jerry Seinfeld is the greatest joke teller of all time."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Jerry Seinfeld is an excellent comedian. I really enjoyed his show \"Seinfeld\" when it aired from 1989-1998."}, {"role": "user", "content": "It was a great show, but they really let us down with the show finale."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well, as being described as \"a show about nothing\", maybe it was a very fitting finale."}, {"role": "user", "content": "You might be right."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Maybe you should take a gander into riddle jokes. The setting is understood and all you have to worry about is the dialogue and punchline to be verbalised. "}]