Now what does it say about me if I read this whole thing and didn't find it all that funny?
In any event, I don't think the piece is meant as a "ha ha" comedy. It's more of a contemplation or a work of philosophy.
Did it make you smile at any point?
The moral I extracted was that free will is fake and humor is all that matters. If that's the case I'd have hoped he'd have thrown a few more jokes in ;)
If not, um... retroactive spoiler warning? Sorry.
Say, have you heard of that book, The Three Knuths of Ypsilanti?