Well done, MGM. ( Are you in technicolor or just black and white?) We, the mediocre and complacently uninformed, will always need your services. The problem is: it's sometimes a lot of fun to be complacently uninformed, and/or to twist words a bit for humorous effect. Even though senses of humor vary from person to person . And, as I recall, Americans are famous for thinking that a pudding crawling is hilarious. While others may differ on this point. For instance, just recently I came up (with some assistance) with the idea that the reason St. Paul was chased out of quite a few places, like Corinth and Ephesus, was that when singing a song, when he ran out of words he tended to lapse into na-na-na. And his listeners got very tired of this. I found this picture perfectly delightful. And I'm not overly bothered by the theological accuracy--or lack thereof--of it. But there's also this: I know somebody quite well whose dial is always set on "outrage". I always tell her: you can look for outrage everywhere--and find it. Or you can look for humor everywhere---and find it. Now, which is healthier? Sure, there are some topics which should be taken seriously. But they are in the distinct minority.
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