Well, it's interesting you brought that up because most jokes depend on irony - or a meaning opposite of what you're saying. There's actually a bazillion different forms of irony. I know this because I read the first chapter of this book - that makes me an internet hero (an hero for those keeping grammar score) and an expert. I'm like qualified to go on Fox News and talk about global warming.

So anyways, it dawned on my expert mind this morning that irony requires a concept of mind, as in other peoples' minds. Little kids don't really grasp that there's a difference between their own mind and others' minds until they're oh, about 4-ish (making this part up). So, they really aren't hip to ideas like deception, Republican economic policy or more importantly - sarcasm - which is an important part of irony, which is an important part of jokes.

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I'm not certain if you're agreeing or disagreeing with my definition of irony, but I'll submit for your consideration the possibility of "tragic irony." There are actually many different types of irony. I recommend this book

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