What do you want to say to the people in the story after reading the joke about going to town with a pole?

Smart aleck is a derogatory term used later. If you warn yourself not to be smart in advance, you will know later. If you remind yourself repeatedly not to be smart in the event, you will hesitate. This story tells us that the truth is obviously after the event, you can. However, being smart won't make you laugh, but the consequences of being smart may make you laugh.

The joke "Walking into the city with a stick" tells people a truth:

Think flexibly, don't be one-sided and stubborn when dealing with things, and don't be rigid. You shouldn't listen to other people's suggestions at will, trust others' one-sided experience, copy them, and have your own ideas and opinions.

Those who enter the city gate with long poles: they are rigid, unable to think and flexible.