How to start a joke

• It's ok to start a joke with a ... Some tips on how to start a funny job jokes.
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• Sometimes inside jokes are better if they are small things that can be easily brought up by a single word or phrase.
• The smaller the group, the better.
• It's fun to bring up the inside joke in 'mixed company'--i.e., other people besides your group are around. Just don't tell them when they ask what's so funny.
• A good inside joke has a cryptic or mundane sounding reminder.