Sometimes it's literally "straight man".

[azurelunatic]

Purple: Am I the only one whose brain goes in the gutter when someone mentions Schrodinger's Box?
Azz, without missing a beat: So in this scenario, the cat only dies the little death?

For the record, I hadn't thought that (that I'm aware of) until the topic came up.

It is excellent to have more good friends with the same terrible taste in terrible jokes.

Comments

[silveradept]

That is an excellent riff. Well-done.

[azurelunatic]

Thank you.

[siderea]

Only half the time. The other half the time the cat is faking it.

[dreamatdrew]

I think that just made me wake up my roommate. Fortunately, he will appreciate this once he wakes up enough.

[azurelunatic]

There was unseemly laughter at the lunch table. Purple approves.