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The Longest Joke in the World

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The Longest Joke in the World	comment	The longest joke ever recorded, The Longest Joke in the World is a short story with a punchline. Jack Sampson, the lead, is lost in the desert and on the verge of death. He eventually comes across a strange stone with a white lever and a desert diamondback rattlesnake... who can talk. He introduces himself as Nathan, and offers to grant Jack three requests, and he will bite Jack for each one. Said requests involve being sworn to secrecy about a lever that Nate is tasked with guarding...Can be found here.It is strongly recommended that you read the entire joke before continuing.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_1759af2f	type	Feghoot
The Longest Joke in the World / int_1759af2f	comment	Feghoot: Spoiled slightly by the title, the whole thing is a setup for the punchline of "BETTER NATE THAN LEVER".
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_2eb94abd	type	Deadly Euphemism
The Longest Joke in the World / int_2eb94abd	comment	Deadly Euphemism: "The fourth request", what Nate uses to describe a request taken by Samuel- who is now dead.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_2fd7200b	type	Dead Guy Junior
The Longest Joke in the World / int_2fd7200b	comment	Dead Guy Junior: Nate's son Sammy is named in honor of his friend Samuel.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_339e22e7	type	Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds
The Longest Joke in the World / int_339e22e7	comment	Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds: Narrowly subverted. Jack, while searching for Nate in his SUV, winds up losing control of it, which begins to speed toward the lever that will end humanity if pushed- but Jack is able to barely steer it away.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_3b0bd0ab	type	Thirsty Desert
The Longest Joke in the World / int_3b0bd0ab	comment	Thirsty Desert: The setting of the story is a vast, barren desert with no shade or water sources. Interestingly, it's implied that the whole place was once the Garden of Eden.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
The Longest Joke in the World / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: Jack manages to stop the SUV from hitting the lever, saving humanity. He had to run over Nate in the process, but Nate was a Death Seeker who requested Jack killed him. The worst thing that happens is the bad punchline.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_4353c4b7	type	Magically-Binding Contract
The Longest Joke in the World / int_4353c4b7	comment	Magically-Binding Contract: The second bite enforces an oath of secrecy.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_46c1dc8e	type	Someone to Remember Him By
The Longest Joke in the World / int_46c1dc8e	comment	Someone to Remember Him By: Nate named his son Sammy after Samuel, the human who was his friend and asked to be killed by him after getting tired of living.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_471a505f	type	Four Is Death
The Longest Joke in the World / int_471a505f	comment	Four Is Death: The first three bites from Nate change you in whatever way you desire. The fourth, however, can only grant one thing. Of course, he only gives it if you ask.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_4d7a7d53	type	I'd Tell You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You
The Longest Joke in the World / int_4d7a7d53	comment	I'd Tell You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You: Jack jokingly says this when Nate tries to swear him to secrecy about the lever. Nate takes his question seriously.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_55940b68	type	Doorstopper
The Longest Joke in the World / int_55940b68	comment	Doorstopper: In comparison to other jokes, anyway. This is, of course, the draw.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_55d40fce	type	Three Wishes
The Longest Joke in the World / int_55d40fce	comment	Three Wishes: Nate's bites. They can only change you, but within that limitation, you can do almost anything. The first is free. The second requires an oath of secrecy. The third requires an oath to pull the lever, if you genuinely believe humanity has gone bad and needs to be ended. He can bite a fourth time, but there's only one thing he can give you with the fourth bite.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_6fb5cb83	type	I Gave My Word
The Longest Joke in the World / int_6fb5cb83	comment	I Gave My Word: Jack has always prided himself on this. Nate can tell, and figures the Magically-Binding Contract won't ever come up if he just asks Jack to promise to keep things secret.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_91e894b4	type	Apocalypse How
The Longest Joke in the World / int_91e894b4	comment	Apocalypse How: Planetary human extinction, if the lever is pulled.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_a5fb0d24	type	Healing Factor
The Longest Joke in the World / int_a5fb0d24	comment	Jack's predecessor, Samuel, was unable to kill himself due to his supernatural Healing Factor, so he asked Nate to kill him when he grew tired of living.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_b731fa6e	type	I Cannot Self-Terminate
The Longest Joke in the World / int_b731fa6e	comment	I Cannot Self-Terminate: Jack's predecessor, Samuel, was unable to kill himself due to his supernatural Healing Factor, so he asked Nate to kill him when he grew tired of living. Nate is unable to die by most means. When he grows tired of life, he asks Jack to kill him with a sword.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_babc974	type	Sadistic Choice
The Longest Joke in the World / int_babc974	comment	Sadistic Choice: Downplayed. At the very end, Jack realizes that the out-of-control SUV will either hit the lever and destroy humanity, or hit and kill his dear friend Nate; he decides to hit Nate for the good of the world, and since Nate wanted to be killed by Jack anyway, the decision winds up being easy for him to make.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_c368c3ea	type	Spoonerism
The Longest Joke in the World / int_c368c3ea	comment	Spoonerism: The punchline, from "better late than never."
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_dd620f82	type	Too Desperate to Be Picky
The Longest Joke in the World / int_dd620f82	comment	Too Desperate to Be Picky: Jack gets so desperate from walking in the Thirsty Desert that he resorts to drinking windshield wiper fluid.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_e0aed924	type	No Antagonist
The Longest Joke in the World / int_e0aed924	comment	No Antagonist: The story is about the relationship between Jack and Nate, as well as the responsibilities Jack takes on. The only real conflicts are either internal (Jack preparing himself to kill Nate at his request) or the result of an inanimate object (the SUV almost crashing into the humanity-destroying lever.)
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_e9e35e8f	type	Exact Words
The Longest Joke in the World / int_e9e35e8f	comment	Exact Words: A rare beneficial variant — Jack asks to not be thirsty any more as his first request, but since Nate has no idea what he means by any more, he makes it so Jack can never get thirsty again by eliminating the need for him to drink water. Nate also takes care to avert this when he says that, if Jack agrees to keep the secret of Nate and the lever, he must not only refrain from saying it, but also from writing about it, using sign language, charades, or even acting in a way that will lead someone to guess correctly about it.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_ec36b7f3	type	Overly Pre-Prepared Gag
The Longest Joke in the World / int_ec36b7f3	comment	Overly Preprepared Gag: This thing is over 10,000 words long. It's practically a novella. And all to set up a bad Spoonerism.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_efd11fe3	type	A Dog Named "Dog"
The Longest Joke in the World / int_efd11fe3	comment	A Dog Named "Dog": Nathan the snake used to be called Snake by the Bound, until Samuel gave him a proper name.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_ffb79066	type	Chromosome Casting
The Longest Joke in the World / int_ffb79066	comment	Chromosome Casting: All of the named characters are male.
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The Longest Joke in the World / int_fff371b4	type	Death Seeker
The Longest Joke in the World / int_fff371b4	comment	Death Seeker: Nate, having guarded the lever for so long, asks Jack to kill him after taking his son to see the world. Though Jack hesitates, Nate gets his wish in the end.
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