I support closing those as duplicates

@mevaqesh That's not only the same joke but the same context. This one is the same joke in a completely different context. There answers to one could answer the other. Here that's not the case.

@Daniel Would you mind elaborating?

@DonielF The point of PTIJ is funny jokes

if we see the same joke lots of times it's not funny anymore

even if they could have different answers

but the quality of a question isn't judged by its answers

having said that, we don't have anything about this in our policy

so I think this is really something to consider for next year rather than changing the policy mid-season this year

@Daniel Its not a question of changing policies. Duplicates were already off topic. The question is just whether two questions are duplicates.

@mevaqesh @Daniel According to the regular definition of duplicates these wouldn't be dupes of each other. The question here is whether a joke can be repeated, and to that I hear Daniel's point - both that a joke, even with different applications, isn't funny after it's been used repeatedly, but that redefining a PTIJ duplicate mid-season also shouldn't be done.

@mevaqesh I agree with @DonielF here. Duplicates are certainly off topic but this doesn't meet the normal criteria for a duplicate

Questions that are duplicates under even normal criteria can certainly be closed already this season

But to make special duplicate criteria for PTIJ should be discussed as part of the PTIJ policy

@magicker72 hey there

Guys, in less than two weeks, all the PTIJ posts are getting closed in any case. If you don't like one, downvote it and/or vote to close, and go find something else that you enjoy more.

Unless what really gives you joy is arguing over the fine points of how closely related two jokes can be without being duplicates, in which case, by all means, carry on! It's Adar, after all.

This has been a message of questionable advisability from a cranky long-time community member. Any blue coloring of that person's name is incidental.

@Daniel Why, hello.

@NoachMiFrankfurt What @DoubleAA said.

@IsaacMoses I agree. Hence my close vote and minimal discussion.

@IsaacMoses makes sense.