Peer Response to "Janky 404."

This peer review is in response to Meg’s F121 Blog about “Janky 404.” This can be found at http://megaliciousf121.blogspot.com/. I thought this encounter project was hysterical because it is so true. I think jokes are great, but inside jokes can be so much better because only a specific group of people really understands them. Reading this piece made me think of all the inside jokes I have with friends and family, which made me end up calling a few people to talk about them. I guess I also like the fact that certain little things can make you think about an inside joke, as I’m sure seeing a “janky” anything might make these girls laugh about their house and bring them closer together. What was even better about this piece was that it was so descriptive, not only could I imagine what their house looked like, but I imagined all the nasty stuff in my old apartment too. I definitely think inside jokes play an important part in folklore because they help bind a specific group together. There could be a folkgroup of family members or friends who have known each other for a long time, and then within them another folkgroup of a few people who have an inside joke together. Inside jokes just make for almost a more intimate joke with people because only those people really truly understand the relevance of it. I’m glad she brought this type of joke up because I feel like people assume a joke has to be this planned thing with a specific punchline, but inside jokes are so different. Not only are they unique in that sense, but I guarantee you could ask a lot of people the inside jokes they have with others and they will probably be completely different and random, but that’s what makes them so great. This post is my response to the first Peer Response Comment.