NEWS: Alicia Keys: Off-Key Conspiracy

It's true, I don't "get" unfunny jokes. The problem clearly lies with us, the readers.

Yes, we all have a role to play. And apparently you also like playing the viola? You are multi-talented!

I never said people didn't find him funny because they didn't get it, in fact, I specifically said that it's totally reasonable to have a difference of opinion about what is funny or not. But it is unreasonable to even acknowledge that something is comedy-writing, funny or not.

But do you recognize or "get" the difference between sincerity and a broad, obvious attempt at humor? Sadly... you do not.

Dude, I don't take that shit lightly. I'll punch up a text message if I see a better version. You may be right, I liked the red hair line a lot.

"Floppy Shoes" would have been fine. Adding the "Giant" is just overkill.

I'm bad at speeling! Lolz!

Of course, you'll note that bean was not saying TCK's piece wasn't "comedy-writing", but saying it wasn't "funny". When he said that, I'm pretty sure he was referencing the original post, not TCK's self-depreciating little barb about spewing nonsense. So, in a sense, you weren't allowing him to have a reasonable disagreement as to what was funny. Bean and papawheelie were simply saying they didn't find the original post funny, and you sarcastically called them "genuises" for holding that opinion. Then you closed your post with a lament as to how SG isn't a great forum for understanding comedy, which is where I got the "getting" it part.

I guess I just pointed it out because insulting TCK is something that you seem to take very personally. (Which, no offense to TCK, must get very exhausting.) I mean, at base I don't disagree with what you wrote, necessarily. It's just that you play this particular viola often.

Disagree with the overkill part.

But, hey, I do like that you've got a photo of the second best BNB (after the great Kelly Leak), as your profile pic.

First off, I was echoing Bean's use of "Genius" in my response.

Edited: I wrote a lot more, but it seems kinda pointless. I am setting down my viola. Enjoy the newswire everyone! For the record, here is one of my favorite LOLcats. For I do enjoy them, in their place.

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Ah. Good call. Missed that, my apologies.

Good read. Alicia Keys is hilarious!

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The rest of your response was insightful and in no way offensive. Her response to it was the most literal use of the "I'm taking my ball and going home, you unimportant people" defense I've seen in ages. You didn't need to apologize.

and the Wu-Tang Clan secretly rule the world, rig presidential elections and dominate the globes oil supplies...

FACT!

true, the Wu-Tang Clan ain't nuttin to fuck with.

Huh? Who said it was "offensive"? Certainly not me. Perhaps it was that straw man over there.

Also, the word "literal"? It doesn't mean what you think it means.

Plus, I was trying to stop the bickering with a picture of a cat grabbing its genitals! That's totally playing ball....

Anyway, I thought it was very menschy of Subrosa to note and apologize for the part of our disagreement that was an actual misunderstanding. Don't worry, he still disagrees with me violently about everything else! And so it is, was, and shall ever be. Amen.

I'm very violant in my disagreement. It's true.

Especially around hot women. My apologies.

I had a witty and pertinent response, but a shoddy connection ate it alive. I don't feel too much like retyping it in its entirely, so I'll summarize.

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BlastProcessing said:

Saraah said:

BlastProcessing said:

Subrosa said:

Saraah said:
First off, I was echoing Bean's use of "Genius" in my response.

Ah. Good call. Missed that, my apologies.

The rest of your response was insightful and in no way offensive. Her response to it was the most literal use of the "I'm taking my ball and going home, you unimportant people" defense I've seen in ages. You didn't need to apologize.

Huh? Who said it was "offensive"? Certainly not me. Perhaps it was that straw man over there.

Also, the word "literal"? It doesn't mean what you think it means.

Plus, I was trying to stop the bickering with a picture of a cat grabbing its genitals! That's totally playing ball....

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LITERALLY! (see what I did there?)

Anyway, I thought it was very menschy of Subrosa to note and apologize for the part of our disagreement that was an actual misunderstanding. Don't worry, he still disagrees with me violently about everything else! And so it is, was, and shall ever be. Amen.

I had a witty and pertinent response, but a shoddy connection ate it alive. I don't feel too much like retyping it in its entirely, so I'll summarize.

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Deadpool is my hero:

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with that, you slay me as well. love it

Actually, Mos Def is kind of a nutball too. Don't get me wrong, he's an artist that I truly respect and really like a lot. (I've got most of his stuff.) He was on Real Time with Bill Maher one time, and he started going off about the whole twin towers conspiracy thing. He would not let it go!

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