Why are setups to jokes so important?

Why do people at work always laugh at my jokes?

Because they're paid to.

What's black and white and can't turn around in a corridor?

A nun with a javelin in her throat. (The only joke I can ever recall when asked for one. Told to me by my art teacher in Grade 11. Needless to say, he was my favourite teacher)

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What do the French learn in basic training?

How to surrender in twenty-seven different languages.

How can you make seven even?

How can you make seven even? Take away the letter S.

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Why did Microsoft skip a number when naming their new operating system?

Because 7 ate 9.

What did the burger do when he ate his enemy the hotdog?

he relished it

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Why are setups to jokes so important?

because seven ate nine.

Who reads the news AND makes coffee?

Katie Keurig. (I know the setup might need some work but I just like the punchline I made up.)