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I know that humour is a very personal thing, but it's hard to imagine anyone wanting to sit in front of a screen for an hour reading jokes interspersed with coloured patterns. This, however, is what Joker offers.

Flowchart describes the program as "hundreds of rib-tickling puns and jokes coupled with mind-blowing graphics." In fact the jokes rarely rise above the level of. "Why do traffic wardens have' a yellow line on their hats? To stop people parking on their heads."

Timing is all-important in joke telling, with even a weak joke raising a laugh if well delivered, but this program’s slow pace makes the humour ponderous at best.

> As for the graphics, they're simply screen patterns acting as intervals between jokes, and I found they began to pall very soon.

Side A has several linked programs for the 16K Spectrum and Side B a single program for 48K. You can choose either 60 minutes of jokes with graphics, or 36 minutes of graphics alone. D.J. 70% 10% 40% 20%

D.J.