1 GB
Okay, here’s my attempt at a “Joke Poo” of that Brexit joke, titled “Data Flush”:
Title: Data Flush
How much space did my computer free up after uninstalling all those bloatware apps?
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1 Bloatbyte
Alright, let’s dissect this joke!
Analysis:
- Setup: “How much smaller was the EU after Brexit?” – This sets up a question expecting a numerical or significant answer related to landmass, population, or economic output.
- Punchline: “1 GB” – This subverts the expectation by providing an answer related to digital storage capacity. It’s humorous because it’s a completely inappropriate and wildly underestimated answer. The humor comes from the unexpected juxtaposition of a geopolitical event with a unit of digital information.
- Core Elements:
- Brexit (The UK leaving the European Union)
- Size/Quantity (Implied scale of the impact of Brexit)
- Digital Storage (Gigabyte as a unit of measure)
- Unexpected Comparison (Brexit’s impact vs. digital storage)
Humor Enrichment: A New Joke & a ‘Did You Know’
New Joke:
Why did the EU start buying external hard drives after Brexit?
… They heard they lost a whole GB and were worried about future storage losses!
‘Did You Know’ (Amusing Fact):
Did you know that the actual data size of the ENTIRE legal text and documentation surrounding Brexit (including negotiations, amendments, and final agreements) could potentially exceed several terabytes? So while losing the UK might feel like losing only 1GB to the EU, in terms of paperwork it’s more like losing a small server farm! And even more ironically, Britain’s exit may also result in far less data being stored by the EU.