Lots, it appears, but it's OK. Really.

Well, the fact that her actual lack of grossness is part of the joke means that you're not actually addressing the fact that women are valued for their physical attractiveness. And right, it wasn't a comment only on the "entirely arbitrary age limit" rules of this particular beauty pagent (because it's common for…

Schema has to do with organized patterns of thought - not with not knowing something in the first place. You sound very US-centric, like you can't conceive of someone from another country not being familiar with American references.

"What you did to this thread should get you put in jail." HAHAHAHAHA. Better? (But it's not actually all that hilarious, so whatever...)

"Your absolute failure to detect humor..." No, I get the humor. I'm arguing the logic behind it.

Hillary got it wrong. Lewis is actually only 23 right now.

That would be really hurtful if I'd actually tried to demonstrate my sense of humor by saying something funny.

Ya, logic sucks.

I don't know what "Good Humor" is supposed to mean. Oh, I see, I just googled it. It seems to be an American ice cream company. You really shouldn't assume that people don't get puns when they might just not be familiar with the reference.

I can enjoy both jokes and logic - the two aren't mutually exclusive. And I don't need ice cream to have fun - do you?

First of all, I don't know if I was wrong about your intent, I'm just saying I can't have known what it was. I'm obviously right to call you on your logic, since you are now claiming that I'm "grasping at every possible straw to avoid being wrong on the internet" right after I publicly said "I was wrong on that". I…

If psychics can't really predict anything, then why do so many people believe in them? If getting drunk every day isn't really good for you, then why do so many people do it? People can enjoy a joke even if the logic is off - one thing doesn't follow from the other. And I find it hilarious that people think they know…

Yes, that's the real story here - not that it's wrong for a 24-year-old to be considered too old for anything, but that it seems like the pagent officials messed up. If that's true, they should definitely compensate her for her time and expenses.

You do get that Hillary got that wrong, right? She is actually 23 and will be 24 in July.

No, I do get it. I don't think you get my critique of the premise. And I get that CassieBear is a beloved jokester here so people are piling on, but that's OK. And thanks, I will have fun.

The premise of your joke is simply and straight-forwardly off. "Overkill" is irrelevant. All that matters is whether or not the analysis is valid. And how is it trying to cover anything up to say "your point is taken" about not knowing your current emotional state? I was wrong on that, but right on the fact that your…

The best comedy is based on truth. And the premise of this joke is off.

People don't normally have to say "I'm outraged" in order to express it. They just need to make hyperbolic comments like calling her a gross old lady in response to a headline that's inviting us to feel indignant at the idea that 24 is too old. I have no idea what your current emotional state actually is, though, so…

Yes, I get that it was a joke, one that was poking fun at the idea that a 24-year-old can be old and gross (ie. exactly what the headline misleadingly hints at).

Call me a cynic, but I didn't see any actual tears. It all looked a little manipulative to me.