The secret to riffing is being able to make a surprising connection faster than other people for this purpose. For this reason, I keep a reverse hashmap of all jokes I've ever heard, indexed by punchline. So I can find the joke in O(1) time
This is how you push through universally unpopular legislation. You start with attacks on groups most people don't care about (sex workers), under the guise of something many support (protecting kids). Then you keep increasing the heat until the frog sits in boiling water.
the best movie trivia quiz is actually when your non-moviepilled coworker gives you a few vague statements about the movie they just watched and you noscope the title and lead actor and they act like you recited their social security number from memory