 Comedy: January 12, 2011 Issue [#4181] |
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This week: Pardon My French Edited by: Robert Waltz  
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"I had thought - I had been told - that a 'funny' thing is a thing of a goodness. It isn't. Not ever is it funny to the person it happens to. Like that sheriff without his pants. The goodness is in the laughing itself. I grok it is a bravery... and a sharing... against pain and sorrow and defeat."
- Valentine Michael Smith
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Dirty Words
I trust all y'all comedy fans here are familiar with George Carlin's epic "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" bit.
If not, I encourage you to look it up. Go ahead. I'll just wait here.
*grabs a Kindle edition of a newspaper and sits on the can, humming*
Back? Great! I hope you were scandalized!
*flush*
The Great Carlin originated that bit back in 1972. That's right; nearly 40 years ago. And, in the US, you still can't say those words on television. (I can't post the list here, either). Of course, back then, there was nothing but television and radio broadcasts; the gradual takeover of cable and internet is rendering "the airwaves" obsolete, finally.
I've heard people argue that they don't believe in making something "dirty" for the sake of simply being foul. Well, I take the other end of that argument: I don't believe in making something clean just for the sake of keeping it clean.
Certainly you have to know your audience, and if you're performing at kids' birthday parties, the Carlin list is a pretty good map of what not to say.
But otherwise, part of comedy is pushing peoples' comfort zone. And for some reason, dirty words make some people uncomfortable.
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In my last attempt at comedy, "Comedy Newsletter (December 14, 2010)" , I talked about the war on Christmas... and fruitcake.
BIG BAD WOLF is Howling  :
Humor can by tricky to do. You have to think of a situation, and exagerate it
[Submitted Item: "Take Your Son to Work" [E]]
Hyperbole is vastly overrated.
Ẃeβ࿚ẂỉԎḈĥ  :
So true, Waltz! It is the season of merry capitalism, at a store or mall near you. Followed by the rush to return, trade, exchange all of those merry gifts that don't fit -- anywhere!
It's much better to enjoy ALL of the spirited greetings of the holidays, rather than take them on a sour note. Hey, it's about peace, joy, love and laughter -- and eggnog, with rum, bourbon or brandy -- hold the eggnog, please!  Now that's the spirit! 
WW
Et (actually, drank) two spiritu (hic) sancti.
LJPC - the tortoise  :
Hi Robert! I believe places write happy holiday signs so as not to have to make two - why make one for Christmas and one for New Year, if you can multi-task and have one wishing everyone everything via a happy holiday sign. You can even use it at Easter...
As to why I put "Buffy rocks" in my reply to your last NL about Fools and Tricksters. It was obviously a typo. I really meant "Bugs Bunny rocks"! Hope that clears it up for you. 
-- Laura
Wow, Laura, that's one hell of a Freudian slip you got showing there.
drjim:
Ah Waltz, like your namesake of old, we fully understand your wish to be centrist-minded, peaceful, living in a No Buzz Kill Zone. I certainly do. And you are right about some yutz trying to cut you off at "Merry Christ-" ... and reminding you that your well wishes do not match theirs. I say, anyone wishing to wish ME a Happy Hannukah or Kwanzaa or anything else is perfectly okay with me. After all, wasn't it Thomas Jefferson who demanded that we, as American citizens, must fulfill our duty by expressing ideas contrary to whatever mainstream was? I still worry, though, that all the Hannukahs and Kwanzaas and Xmases will be washed downstream, and only Happy New Year will be heard on Main Street, USA. Keep the faith! - Dr J
You get enough contrary ideas together in one place, and they become mainstream.
scribbler :
Ahhahahaha. That was an honest-to-goodness funny newsletter. Good job. And for the record I agree. I'm all for diversity, but if you're celebrating christmas, I'll wish you one right back!
The important part is the "Merry" or "Happy" or "Blessed" part. Everything else is a matter of personal taste. Just be glad someone wishes you well for a month before they go back to talking trash about you.
And that's it for me as I start off (what I hope will be) another year of Comedy newsletters! Until next time, watch your mouth, but
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