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To: Huck

Yeah, I miss the demise of the corny, harmless joke. Which of course is how people like Henny Youngman made their livings. Love your illustration.

I just got back from a pleasure trip. I took my mother-in-law to the airport. Thank you, thank you, you've been a great audience.


16 posted on 04/25/2006 6:58:21 AM PDT by speedy
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To: speedy

lol. you got me again. yeah, everything's observational humor now, which is amusing, but in a way too easy. back in the day, people had to actually write jokes. they stand up on their own, whereas most "did you ever notice..." type humor depends on the personality of the deliverer. And when that fails, they start throwing in the F bomb as an intensifier to trigger some cheap laughs. Carlin was good at the observational stuff, and I guess Seinfeld, too, but it's overdone. Remember Steven Wright from back in the 80s? I liked him cuz he used actual jokes. He was like a surrealistic Henny Youngman. Anyway, all this is off-topic. So sue me!


22 posted on 04/25/2006 7:04:38 AM PDT by Huck
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To: speedy

hahaha!!!

Now that was funny!


27 posted on 04/25/2006 7:13:51 AM PDT by Emmet Fitzhume ("Shining with brightness, Always on surveillance.")
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To: speedy
"My wife met me at the front door and told me I was going to take her to the most expensive place to eat in town. So I took her to the airport for a hot dog."

rimshot

"Thankyou, thankyou, you'reawonnerful audience, don't forget to tip your servers, and hurry back!"

65 posted on 04/25/2006 9:31:02 AM PDT by Jonah Hex ("How'd you get that scar, mister?" "Nicked myself shaving.")
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