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What do you call a computer program that uses big data to write jokes? Basic, judging by the list of groan-worthy gags generated by this new wisecracking software. Eggheads at the University of Edinburgh have developed code dedicated to spitting out quips along the lines of: "I like my men like I like my monoxide - odourless" …

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  1. Phil O'Sophical Silver badge

    Highbrow jokes

    From the Indy a few weeks ago:

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/how-many-surrealists-does-it-take-to-screw-in-a-light-bulb-a-fish-the-most-highbrow-jokes-in-the-world-8691191.html

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  2. Benchops

    Q: Why did the chicken cross the Möbius band?

    A: To get to the same side

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  3. Dr Patrick J R Harkin

    I like my women like I like my coffee...

    Cold, and bitter.

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  4. Anonymous Coward
    Boffin

    Deep in the desert I feel like an electron

    I try to stay positive but these few annoying sand flies keep orbiting around me!

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