Fencon humor; arcane art of anthologies

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Heard a knock-knock joke about Harlan Ellison in the Fencon Consuite. The joke was rather straightforward, hence not very funny. Also heard a story about Harlan Ellison taking part in a dating game (a reality show). The highlight: Harlan's answer about his ideal first date involved taking a woman to a dump and shooting rats' eyes out. The tape

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Two of my favorite knock-knock jokes

[chardin]

"Knock knock."

"Who's there?"

"Control freak. Now you say, 'Control freak who?'"

...and...

"Knock knock."

"Who's there?"

"Short-term memory loss."

"Short-term memory loss who?"

"...what?"

(For best effect, tell this joke again a few minutes later.)