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Thread #28473   Message #354076
Posted By: Naemanson
09-Dec-00 - 12:11 PM
Thread Name: Your attitudes toward 'what's funny'.
Subject: RE: Your attitudes toward 'what's funny'.
Odd movies - That could be a thread all by itself. We make a point to rent the occasional oddball film. We never would have suffered through Dead Space or Nautilus if we didn't. Try the classic film Death Race 2000. Wonderful.

Years ago I used to laugh myself sick watching Paul Hogan's old TV show. He had some great gags. There was the park employee who was picking up trash with a sharp stick completely distracted and following a sexy woman in a tight dress. There was the Pizza Hut fire which turned out to have been arsony committed by Ronald MacDonald. There was the guy on a picnic with his family looking for a place in the park to take a leak. Great Stuff.

Then there was a British show called The Oddies. I still use lines picked up from that show. "Look! It's Rolf 'Arris!" "Since the blacks have all left South Africa we need a new prejudice. We will hate short people. It will be called apart-height!"

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