Neal Eckhardt wrote:
>
> On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:42:41 +0000, "Bill Bonde ( 'the oblique
> allusion in lieu of the frontal attack' )"
> <tributyltinpaint@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> >
> >
> >Neal Eckhardt wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, 07 May 2008 13:14:28 +0000, "Bill Bonde ( 'the oblique
> >> allusion in lieu of the frontal attack' )"
> >> <tributyltinpaint@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Ray wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On May 6, 10:12 pm, "Bill Bonde ( 'the oblique allusion in lieu of
the
> >> >> frontal attack' )" <tributyltinpa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >> ........
> >> >> > #end quote
> >> >>
> >> >> The point being?...
> >> >>
> >> >It's funny.
> >>
> >> Well, it was funny when you watched it, but in print??? Not so much.
> >>
> >Obviously you aren't a person who finds written comedy funny.
>
> Sure I do, it's just visual comedy pretty much needs to be seen to be
> enjoyed to its fullest. The Three Stooges bits read from paper
> wouldn't be funny at all if you did not see the actions.
>
I don't know that you are right. I haven't really considered how to
write out bonkings and eye gougings, but it's possible someone is
game for a go at it. I wouldn't just assume it couldn't be done
funny.
--
"Question, two men starving to death decide to eat their hair like
spaghetti. Is that funny?"
"Hmmm, well, it depends on if by funny you want to make people
laugh."
-+Eddie Izzard and Joanna Lumley, "The Cat's Meow"
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