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2016年6月9日 · The "Good Joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains." is layered with irony, because the story here is not actually a joke, but a parable. Twisting a well-known joke into a parable that tells the reader more about the character of The Comedian is just one example of why Watchmen is so incredibly well written.
What did the Pagliacci joke mean and how did it symbolise the
2021年12月24日 · Pagliacci is the sad depressed clown because while everyone can be distracted from their bleak lives for a short moment during his performance, he cannot be distracted from this, this is why the comedian fights crime as the atypical hero.
The depressed clown, Pagliacci, visits a therapist incognito.
The joke is supposed to go: the man is depressed, he visits the doctor, the doctor suggests that watching Pagliacci’s show will cheer him up. The punchline is, “But Doctor, I am Pagliacci!” In this version of the joke, the doctor suggests going to a different clown and takes the opportunity to trash Pagliacci’s show.
ELI5:Pagliacci joke, quoted in Watchmen(2009). Sad? Funny? Dark?
2016年1月18日 · So I heard this joke while watching Watchmen, and it seems to be a real life quote too: I heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Life seems harsh, and cruel. Says he feels all alone in threatening world. Doctor says: "Treatment is simple. The great clown - Pagliacci - is in town. Go see him. That should pick you up."
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2023年8月28日 · I always thought the point of the Pagliacci joke was dramatic and humerous irony. Like, the doc is doing his thing and thought a good cure for a depressed person would be to see a famous clown. But the famous clown is depressed. It's an ironic and tragic twist of fate. I like this "reversal" joke, too, because it is actually the exact same joke.
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2012年10月14日 · The Pagliacci joke is symbolic of the Comedians nihilism, as well as plays into the 'Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?' - if the cure for depression is to see a comic, what can cure the comics depression? He sees that there is no point …
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"Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, 'Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.' Man bursts into tears.
Why no one is talking about Pagliacci joke? (SPOILER-ish)
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2024年2月5日 · There's an old joke: A man goes to the doctor and says "I hate my life and I'm always depressed." The doctor says "my prescription is for you to go see the Great Clown Pagliacci. He's doing a show in town." The man breaks down crying and says "But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci." This is a play on that. I'm not sure if there's any deeper meaning.
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2023年1月28日 · I was reading up on the “sad clown” trope and I was reminded of the Pagliacci joke, which goes like this: A man goes to a doctor, claiming he's depressed. He feels as if the world doesn't care about his problems. He says “life is harsh and cruel, and nothing can seem to cheer me up.” The doctor tells him: "Treatment is simple.