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To: SamAdams76

Having to self identify does ruin the whole point of satire, doesn’t it?


20 posted on 08/03/2015 12:10:11 PM PDT by Gamecock (Many Atheists: "There is no God and I hate Him!")
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To: Gamecock
Yes it does. I understand why FR has the position they have - because others do it rather poorly.

Many years ago, I posted a satire piece here about Microsoft relocating to Vancouver, due to all the taxes they had in Seattle. I got a lot of people going on that one because it was so believable. That's the fun of good satire - seeing how many people initially fall for it.

On the other hand, bad satire just looks clumsy and foolish. There's a fine line between the two.

26 posted on 08/03/2015 12:17:07 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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