Conditional Assertions and “Biscuit” Conditionals

as they'd typically be used, are examples of what are often called abiscuito con-ditionals, after J. L. Austin's example ~~1!, above; see Austin, 1970, p. 212!. A mark of such a conditional is that, after it has been uttered, it can only be a certain kind of joke to ask what is the case if the antecedent is falseDaAnd where are the biscuits if I don't want any?o, aAnd what's on PBS if I'm not interested?o, aAnd who shot Kennedy if that's not what I'm asking?o. With normal indicative con-ditionals like,