The Blast

What is comedy?

What purpose does it serve?

Where does it come from?

Would you agree that it provides relief? A shield and/or escape from reality?

What about sarcasm? They say it's the lowest form of wit. I say it's the most effective. 😛

imo,

slapstick = for kids

satire = for adults/mature minds

even though, i still get a kick outta some cartoons 🙂🙂

Dont analyze the funny.

And its features?

I would say....

it must have some element of surprise- something must be unexpected

some sort of simile, metaphor, comparison

it must be culture-approriate

lol

appropriate*

...b/c think of how much British humor differs from American comedy? and when my friend went to see "Rush Hour" in Japan, you could hear a pin drop the entire run time. Not one single laughter.

""personal, but can transcend boundaries of countires.""

ah! you already mentioned this. I'm blind. lol

""Pull my finger, and I'll tell you.""

hehe

OR

it allows us to feel better about ourselves, i.e. poking fun at someone for being different

you just made me laugh out loud, foreal this time. hahaha

Most ppl I've spoken to regarding the differences in British and American humor say that ours is more...sort of, obvious. While British humor has more "hidden" references.

And how do you all feel about dark humor? I am thinking of the films, "Joshua" and "American Psycho".

""Bless whoever invented it.""

lol

You're quite welcome.

Sarcasm is the easiest to use. lol

British humor is my favorite, like Monty Python. I think it's because nothing is sacred. They'll rip on anything. We have a few comedians here who do this, but I've never seen one do it as successfully as a Brit.

Sarcasm and dark humor are far more entertaining to me than slapstick, because you actually have to use your brain. Eddie Izzard is hysterical...if you've never seen him, check him out. I saw him live last month and his entire show was about how he doesn't believe in God and the bible is all fiction. I took my very christian mom for Mother's Day, and she laughed her ass off. Now THAT is comedic talent.

""I wonder what shapes a person's sense of humor?""

- Good question.

I dunno, but I want to say personal experiences and ability to relate to the material plays a large role. If a person can't relate, then either their delivery will be poorly executed, or, if they are the audience, it will go right over their head.

Happens to me all the time. lol

""... so you just took that award and ran with it, did you?""

lol As always. 😉😛

"It's tattooed on my forearm--runs the whole length of it."

LOL! Do you have monkey arms? I still miss the Paper Folding Enthusiast, though. And the cyber origami. 😢

the temp is fuckin hilarious.

at first, i thought she was you, reinvented. she still reminds me of you.

Yes, I see her, but it's not the same! I don't deal well with change...

lol

That means you and your mom have the same sense of humour.

My family gets so irritated by my fluent sarcasm. So I've learned to tone it down some.

Oh, I forgot one.

Timing. Right?

Timing has to be perfect. Otherwise, whomp whomp whooooomp.

and mr.cap fits right in there with you two. speaking that language.

"Embrace it, caress it, and fondle it."

Well...when you put it that way... 🙂

It's very Madonna of you, this intermittent reinvention you got goin' on. Is this the "Frozen" phase or the "House Music" phase?

Yes Yes, I love the temp and I did think it was Aqi at first too.

LikeBrad is another one that I find hilarious...but I think it has more to do with english not being her first language. Everything she says whether being serious or not is funny to me.

lol@Aqi. I think you two would be perfect together (unfortunatley I know how you feel about Cap men).

Im still laughing at notso sucker emcee line the other day.

lol

for some reason, red aries makes me laugh. blingers too.

both are hard to bait though.

yea. the virgo board is (or used to be) hilarious. omg

b/w strings, dy, and p-angel....oh, V62 was the best of all, lolol

""sucker emcee? where is it? ""

check in your closet, or under the bed

The thread has been canned unfortunately Aqi.

why was it canned? 😢

Archer too. I love her.

Bling is mine. Once and for all chick.

I dont know, I think tollbooth closed it , perhaps due to his cross dressing friend hitting on him comments.

Let me have Bling and tb, and you can have everyone else. Deal?

Well you can have tb. Blings the only one I want.

Negative.

I'll throw in Phil.

lol

who is phil?

The new qua boy with the body...that you were checking out😉

*aqua

ohhhhh, THAT one....😉

i will keep phil, and raise you one DK. how's that sound?

DK's family, no can do.

S_R and branh.

ew and ew!

you have to do better than that.

i will trade you evan for bling.

Well thats why I made them a package deal.

Im not that into virgos...No, I like libras.

""I have an E-crush here, but I'm not tellin who he is ""

JD

that's lame. unhide immediately.