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MAR 09, 2011 01:56 PM
MAR 09, 2011 06:16 PM
Towelly said:
motorfirebox said:
Bill_the_Cat said:
Suri said:
Coyotemike said:
I thought humorous pieces were supposed to be, you know, humorous.
not if they are from "The New Yorker" 
I actually don't mind this, at least it's not sexist drivel or cosmo bullshit 
If it were either of those it would at least be capable of eliciting an emotion or intellectual reaction. The only reaction this elicits is 'meh'.
It's actually kinda impressive. They're making fun of Anne Frank and they don't even manage to be particularly offensive.
I didn't think they were making fun of Anne Frank so much as conventions that the book publishing industry works with today; rather wryly pointing out that a classic like "The Diary of Anne Frank" wouldn't get published. It's in the same vein as a set of fake notes from Jon Peters telling the scriptwriters to completely rewrite the script of Casablanca to make more punchy and give Rick a gay sidekick played by Rob Schneider.
This.
I'm on board with Towelly. At least, I hope the intent was to satirize the current industry, as that would make it slightly less irrelevant, but not really more humorous.
MAR 09, 2011 07:23 PM
MAR 09, 2011 08:06 PM
Towelly said:
I didn't think they were making fun of Anne Frank so much as conventions that the book publishing industry works with today; rather wryly pointing out that a classic like "The Diary of Anne Frank" wouldn't get published. It's in the same vein as a set of fake notes from Jon Peters telling the scriptwriters to completely rewrite the script of Casablanca to make more punchy and give Rick a gay sidekick played by Rob Schneider.
Your post made me think of this guy:
MAR 09, 2011 09:45 PM
MAR 09, 2011 09:49 PM
Your post makes me regret that I took some time off from igniting the 0:00 hours petroleum product to check up on my posts.
MAR 09, 2011 10:53 PM
Towelly said:
Your post makes me regret that I took some time off from igniting the 0:00 hours petroleum product to check up on my posts.
Shit. I took that as a compliment. He called your comment highly intelligent and logical.
MAR 09, 2011 11:24 PM
Bill_the_Cat said:
Towelly said:
Your post makes me regret that I took some time off from igniting the 0:00 hours petroleum product to check up on my posts.
Shit. I took that as a compliment. He called your comment highly intelligent and logical.
Actually, I meant it more as comment on the writer's hypothetical thought processes as laid out by Towelly. - "Look, this idea was humorous when we applied it to Casablanca, so it should still work with Anne Frank's diary, no?"
I didn't mean to imply that Towelly's sense of humour was in any way challenged.
MAR 10, 2011 02:32 AM
MAR 10, 2011 07:16 PM
ElizaTheTroll said:
Bill_the_Cat said:
Towelly said:
Your post makes me regret that I took some time off from igniting the 0:00 hours petroleum product to check up on my posts.
Shit. I took that as a compliment. He called your comment highly intelligent and logical.
Actually, I meant it more as comment on the writer's hypothetical thought processes as laid out by Towelly. - "Look, this idea was humorous when we applied it to Casablanca, so it should still work with Anne Frank's diary, no?"
I didn't mean to imply that Towelly's sense of humour was in any way challenged.
Oh. I thought you meant my thought process shows that I clearly have a minimal understanding of social interaction because of my inability to experience certain human emotions. It's not the first time I've made that mistake. My bad.
Clio
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MAR 09, 2011 08:28 AM