Tripp Heard A Joke
Tripp heard a joke. Tripp knew that it was a joke, but he could not figure out what made it funny. There were others around him who also heard the joke and Tripp noticed they were all laughing. Not wanting to look out of place, Tripp found himself laughing too. Tripp didn’t get the joke, but he figured there must have been something to it in order for everyone around him to find it so funny.
Since it seemed to make everyone else laugh, Tripp decided to repeat the joke. Everywhere Tripp went, he would tell people the joke and many would laugh, even though Tripp himself never understood the joke.
After some time Tripp wondered whether anyone really did get the joke, or if the others were merely laughing for the same reason that he had been laughing.