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Knock, knock.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who\u2019s there?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Etch.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Etch, who?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bless you!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ok… so maybe knock knock jokes aren\u2019t the best way to flirt online. In fact, did you know that using a knock knock<\/em> joke in an online dating message can get you up to 2% fewer messages? Or that messages with hilarious<\/em> get a whopping 87% more responses? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you don\u2019t need data to know knock knock jokes aren\u2019t the best approach for online flirting, but just in case we\u2019ve compiled the Dos and Don’ts of how you should be using humor to find someone online.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Humor<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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