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Thread #93906   Message #1811662
Posted By: Bill Hahn//\\
16-Aug-06 - 07:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: Still Waiting for Jews To Riot
Subject: RE: BS: Still Waiting for Jews To Riot
I think you missed a satirical point here, Little Hawk.   That takes more subtlety---Jon Stewart has done it regarding Geraldo Rivera recently, Lenny Bruce has done it by using the epithets at length to show the inanity and he does it in a wonderful sketch about a used car salesman who bashes Jews, Blacks, et; in his lot in some southern state and ends with a punch line---so, ya all will come here to get it after visiting all those other pimps ---and you will get it here---we been giving it to ya all for 30 yrs at the same location.

That is satire---if you have to explain it it is not satire--you have to get it without explanation.   Here is a thought---putting it this way might make it satirical--

"The Jews are going to riot because they heard that if they get to do business in Lebanon you cannot charge interest--they are pulling out all stops to overturn Muslim law stating that they do it and call it a fee---we await the riots to force this turn of events".

No explanation---just let people mull it over---like Lenny Bruce saying your sister would jump over 5 Charles Laughtons to get to one Harry Belafonte.

Bill H