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Comedy: March 06, 2019 Issue [#9415]




 This week: I Don't Get It
  Edited by: Robert Waltz
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
         -Peter Ustinov

Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.
         -John Cleese

What's nice with comedy is that you know it's working if it's funny.
         -Ryan Gosling


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Letter from the editor

We've all been there, I think - someone says something that's obviously meant to be a joke, but you're sitting there drawing a blank.

I'm not talking about someone being mean-spirited and passing it off as humor - that's another issue entirely. No, I mean someone says something like, "What's the difference between a brain and a toaster? The stick said 'no.'" You rack your brain trying to find a connection, desperately searching for some reason to laugh, chuckle or at least groan, but it's just not there.

It's tempting, in such situations, to blame the would-be comedian.

Did they tell the joke wrong? Maybe leave out a key factor in making it funny? It can happen. It's awkward and pathetic, but it can happen.

Or maybe it's a reference to something you're not familiar with. No point telling a joke about Cleveland if you've never heard anything about Cleveland.

Another possibility is that the comedian misread their audience. Like telling Jane Austen jokes at a Star Trek conference. Or vice-versa. Few people will get it.

As a comedian, though, I gotta say: no, it's you.


Editor's Picks

Some funnies for you:

Let's be Fruity!  [E]
What kind of fruit are you?
by spidey


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by A Guest Visitor


 
It's So Taxing  [E]
A delay in paying my taxes.
by Teargen


 What's wrong with me?  [13+]
(Respectfully, might I add--my greatgrandfather would have laughed at the situation.)
by sofia mays


 Musical Athletes  [13+]
What do I like in a man? Here's your answer.
by Elisa the Bunny Stik


 TOP TEN LIST  [E]
TOP TEN REASONS For being happy today though unemployed and unable to pay bills.
by Rick H


Economic Woes  [ASR]
New thoughts for new times. (Form: Senryu)
by 🌕 HuntersMoon

 
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Ask & Answer

Last time, in "Deep Freeze" , I talked about the cold weather. Things aren't much better a month later, but perhaps the end is in sight... for now.

Happy May 2024! : Good advice all around!

         Thanks! *Bigsmile*


Prosperous Snow celebrating : Thank you for including "Sam I Am - Food Blogger"  in the Editor's Picks.

         And hey look - there it is again!


Fivesixer : It was "snot freezing to the inside of your nose" cold. At some point, there's no difference between 15 degrees and -10. Of course, then in NY it hit over 50 a few days after. Crazy.

         Yeah, we got that here in Virginia as well. If it's punctuated by brief mild spells, I can handle the cold for a short time. Doesn't mean I have to like it.


And that's it for me for now! Until next time,

LAUGH ON!!!



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