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Thread #28473   Message #356509
Posted By: Bill D
13-Dec-00 - 01:54 PM
Thread Name: Your attitudes toward 'what's funny'.
Subject: RE: Your attitudes toward 'what's funny'.
so...we see that humor strikes all of us very differently....for me, the best humor is 'ususally' that which involves a surrealistic twist on 'real life'...but for many, this is not 'strong' enough....if it resembles life too much, they are upset or angry...so slapstick, sit-coms and bad jokes based on sex or bodily functions become their humor of choice.

Having said that, I admit that I, too, will laugh at some slapstick, etc...but not ALL...there are so many poorly done, STUPID attempts! I saw a TV program where a stand-up comedian had invented a routine about "falling asleep", in which the premise was that he didn't know what it was..and the punch line all thru the bit was "I went unconcious"...most inane, insipid, dull bit I ever saw!...*shrug*...

now, the movie "Being There", on the other hand..........