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neoprenewedgie t1_j2esakm wrote

Reply to comment by RibaldPancake in As the alien onslaught continued, linguists were working furiously to translate the only message they’d received in response to our plea to understand why they were attacking. by RibaldPancake

I disagree. Because shaking hands is such a normal activity, mentioning it doesn't draw any undo attention to it.

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RibaldPancake OP t1_j2ess1y wrote

As a semiprofessional humor artist, I think it's sloppy to do anything to make the punchline less of a surprise.

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