How do you keep a turkey in suspense?
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I’ll tell you next week…
This joke uses a rhetorical device where the punchline is deliberately delayed, creating suspense for the listener. It’s a meta-joke, in which the method of keeping someone in suspense is to literally keep them waiting for the answer. By saying “I’ll tell you next week,” the speaker is enacting the very suspense they’re purportedly going to explain how to create. It’s a play on the listener’s expectation for an immediate punchline, which is a common structure in joke-telling.
To keep a turkey in suspense, hide the cranberry sauce.
Just tell it the oven is preheating.