Well, my friend, the difference between a joke and an anti-joke is like night and day. A joke is meant to be humorous, with a setup and a punchline that's unexpected or clever. It's all about tickling your funny bone and making you laugh.
On the other hand, an anti-joke takes a different approach. It deliberately subverts the traditional structure of jokes by providing literal or mundane answers to setups that would typically lead to comedic punchlines. The humor in anti-jokes often comes from their unexpected simplicity or lack of humor altogether.
So while jokes aim to make you laugh, anti-jokes aim to surprise you with their peculiar lack of humor. They might not get big belly laughs but can elicit some chuckles or maybe just quizzical looks. Feel free to experiment with both on your sub and see which style tickles your readers' fancy!