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The joke that tests the truth before the truth has to show up.
means A joke or playful remark made mostly in fun, often with a sliver of truth tucked inside it.
from From Old French 'geste,' meaning a notable deed or heroic tale — itself from Latin 'gesta,' things done. So a jest started out as a grand exploit worth telling, then drifted through storytelling and performance until the 'tale told for entertainment' outgrew the 'deed actually done.' By the time it settled into English, the heroics had been quietly swapped out for punchlines.
- shakespeare's tool
- fools spoke truths kings would've beheaded anyone else for
- etymology
- from latin gesta, meaning deeds or exploits
- function
- lets you say the unsayable with plausible deniability
- danger
- many a true word spoken in jest