# I Invented a Joke **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-invented-a-joke/929892 "2021-01-07T10:11:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-invented-a-joke/929892/12 "2021-01-07T14:16:07Z")
So many jokes have been told before that it’s hard to come up with one that’s truly original, especially when you consider slight changes and variations that are made to accommodate changing fashions and technology. I think I actually did invent a new joke myself, on this very Board almost eight years ago\*. But only because it was a new development: **How do you ruin King Kong for a Cognitive Psychologist?** [How do you ruin King Kong for a cognitive psychologist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-ruin-king-kong-for-a-cognitive-psychologist/649967) \*Has it really been that long? Damn! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-invented-a-joke/929892)._