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Humour is universal. It's part and parcel of life
posted by
adventurer02
on September 27, 2015 at 12:40 AM
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PS: you'll notice I don't write much (anymore)!
So it's from the horse's mouth.
posted by
majroj
on August 19, 2005 at 8:09 AM
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This has to contend for the greatest number of comments back and forth.
Bloggers generally are sharing their diaries and spend their time "here" (typing into BLogit) rather than working on stories with editors teachers etc. Many are also using this as a socialization center.
Expecting most of us to react as though they are reasoned/seasoned writers is tatamount to expecting seven year olds to drive.
But without expectations there is never progress (except by accident).
posted by
majroj
on August 19, 2005 at 8:08 AM
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Similarities and differences...
posted by
Original_Influence
on August 18, 2005 at 6:21 PM
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mayb
all that matters is that you are there!
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on August 18, 2005 at 5:55 PM
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TIMMYTALES, I'm made up about that. Now I know that nothing else matters ;-) Sorry I wasn't saying much lately. I could offer no help on Iowa
Posted by MayB
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 5:48 PM
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mayb
It doesn't matter what you are......I still like ya!!
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on August 18, 2005 at 5:34 PM
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Benzinha, the eyebrows are mainly raised when they see how many $ I hand over for reading matter. For many $ is king but were that true for me I wouldn't have chosen to write. Re time to read -- that's why I don't get every paper every day. I get them all on Saturday and just one (or two) per day during the week.
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 5:21 PM
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JohnMcNab, interesting idea for a "fillum". Maybe it was a blogger who wrote it.
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 5:16 PM
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MayB
Your blog reminded me of the film which is just out about the same disgusting joke being told by 100 comedians. It's like coming home when you join a writers group and you realise other people speak your language.
posted by
johnmacnab
on August 18, 2005 at 4:58 PM
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Mayb, those who read voraciously and self-inform are now freaks? What a
world!! I think of us as the 'special', empathetic, universal minds. Don't feel a bit freakish, no.....I too buy stacks of newspapers daily. NO time to read, however. Dad was a reporter and editor and taught us to read the papers daily, even his competition and then to think and absorb and form our own opinion on what we learned.
Happy readers, us.
posted by
benzinha
on August 18, 2005 at 4:56 PM
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Hemlocker, I suppose us information freaks are kept busy reading. I know what you mean about reading - it is interesting to watch people change or not
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 4:04 PM
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Tapsel-T. I agree and once in a while humor turns up where it should
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 4:00 PM
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MayB, the unexpected places harbor the most delicious humor.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 18, 2005 at 2:53 PM
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MayB
You've described a part of my life. I am an information freak. I absorb almost anything if it is not too techinical for me. These days, though, I don't seem to be remembering as well. I must admit that there are some people here who I do not enjoy reading. Sometimes I read them anyway, just to see if they keep saying the same thing in different ways--or sometimes in the same way--every day. thanks.
posted by
Hemlocker
on August 18, 2005 at 12:40 PM
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lol ppl view me...
as a weirdo...some stare at me while i don't really care...i am proud to be who i am ...
and if they don't like it, they can kiss my a** haha
(bad musical influence)
posted by
Marshallengraved
on August 18, 2005 at 8:39 AM
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No I didn't think you were quibbling
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 8:21 AM
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Blackcat30, I am what I am and it seems that is not enough for you. But heh, show me what you mean by "off the wall" and I'll consider it. I am not afraid of taking a risk and I can only learn by it, right?
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 8:20 AM
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Me too anthony1wiley, it is something which just happens unexpectedly isn't it.? Recently after bawling at a funeral I heard something which made me cry with laughter. I wanted to post it but then I decided to write a story for publication about it.
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 8:14 AM
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MayB
I think quick humour is good for us. I know I like a fast laugh in the middle of all the seriousness of life.
Like, O.K. so what's the speed of dark?
Kind of lightens up the murderous rage I am in right now at a Nero freakin' burner I had installed by Staples months back.
Now instead of getting my Uzi out and driving down to Staples with my freakin' Nero under my arm, here I am ligthening up with a terrific writer.
So luv, what's the speed of dark?
posted by
WileyJohn
on August 18, 2005 at 8:03 AM
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MayB... I don't quibble over nonsense. Life is just too damn short to
be so serious all the time. I like laughing at sharp wit, as well as potty humor, and of course at MYSELF. But that's just how I am. I'd love to see you post something completely off the wall... but that's just selfish of me. You can only be you. And of course we can disagree. It's all good.
posted by
-blackcat
on August 18, 2005 at 7:30 AM
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Blackcat30, if you'd like me to start frowning you'll have to respect my choice not to. I'm not someone who "frowns upon" things but I suppose I could make a belated start-- but not over this. Maybe over something like a heinous crime against an innocent child or a corrupt businessman who rips off people's life savings I'll frown.
I do however embrace AND respect the right of people to frown or smile upon whatever they wish and I understand that people make their own choices about listening to others.
I have much yet to learn but if there is one thing I know in this life. I am the last person who needs telling I have things to learn and I wouldn't condescend to tell others the same.
I am not sure if we are agreeing to disagree or disagreeing to agree or whether we are quibbling over semantics. I kind of hope notit's not semantics as it seems like a waste of a long comment.
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 7:07 AM
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Majroj... let's let Webster define it... LOL ; )
re·spect (r -sp kt )
tr.v. re·spect·ed, re·spect·ing, re·spects - To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem.
- To avoid violation of or interference with: respect the speed limit.
- To relate or refer to; concern.
n. - A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem.
- The state of being regarded with honor or esteem.
- Willingness to show consideration or appreciation.
- respects Polite expressions of consideration or deference: pay one's respects.
- A particular aspect, feature, or detail: In many respects this is an important decision.
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posted by
-blackcat
on August 18, 2005 at 6:45 AM
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of course you are not a freak!
you are great!
posted by
_Symphony_
on August 18, 2005 at 6:37 AM
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MayB,
I my world it is. I like being slightly different from the rest, and my true friends don't seem to mind. Neither do yours I gather. Don't compromise just to fit in. Didn't we all have to do that back in high school?
posted by
NCwriter
on August 18, 2005 at 6:19 AM
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Blackcat, "respect" does not mean "embracement".
I respect loaded firearms, coiled rattlesnakes and Condoleeza Rice (not to compare them in any way); I am not afraid of them, at least not until they come to bear on me, but I'm not "embracing" them either.
I respect many bloggers' ability to play the light game here (versus the "heavy" one) to attract comments and clicks. I respect (at least better than I used to) our mutual "right" to post without every comment being a nosy list of suggestions and corrections. I don't embrace the former while I aspire to the latter.
And, I respect folks who speak their mionds in comments!! (PS, thanks for the nice one on my blog!).
Respectfully,
Saint Majroj
("R-E-S-PE-CT, find out what it means to me...sockittome...")
posted by
majroj
on August 18, 2005 at 6:07 AM
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MayB, that's sort of the idea of empowerment
Just 'cause you got the chainsaw for Christmas doesn't mean you have to run out and level the woodlot.
Well, maybe just a teeny bit....
posted by
majroj
on August 18, 2005 at 5:57 AM
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NCWriter, so it's normal then...
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 5:52 AM
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MayB...
You said, "Blackcat, I don't see a problem with people smiling upon one thing but frowning at others - if we truly respect other's opinions that's allowed."
Maybe we have a different definition of the word respect? If we truly respect each other's opinions then we embrace them. We can appreciate our differences and at the same time try to learn from them. In the end, we may agree to disagree, but we do not "frown upon" the other. That would imply that our opinion is somehow better, and yes again it's condescending. The mistake that I feel gets made here is that some people feel they have nothing left to learn.
posted by
-blackcat
on August 18, 2005 at 5:46 AM
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MayB,
Welcome to the dark side....
posted by
NCwriter
on August 18, 2005 at 5:44 AM
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MayB
We are all freaks in our own way. Most tend to miss my humor more often than not.
posted by
Bel_
on August 18, 2005 at 5:34 AM
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yes, without that uniqueness avant-garde you could not do it. Sometimes taking your own path is very tiring but what else can anyone do?
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 4:43 AM
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being different
is what makes individuals unique. i used to not like my uniqueness, but i now realize that it is essential for what i'm doing here.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 18, 2005 at 4:36 AM
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Ca88andra, I only buy them all once a week --the big fat weekend ones -- and then I pick and choose the rest of the week. Some sections I read for pleasure but much is to help me with my work. In selling work to papers I need to know what they are running
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 4:20 AM
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I only wish I had the time to read many newspapers... *sigh*. I usually manage to glance through a couple at work during lunch, but that's about it for me.
posted by
Ca88andra
on August 18, 2005 at 4:16 AM
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ha ha marshallengraved. Yes I can imagine that you are accustomed to people thinking you are different. In my real life I am not over-run here with like minds. That was much easier when I lived in big cities.
posted by
Azur
on August 18, 2005 at 3:40 AM
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hello from...
an Eminem freak
posted by
Marshallengraved
on August 18, 2005 at 3:14 AM
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Justsouno, thank you so much
posted by
Azur
on August 17, 2005 at 11:02 PM
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MayB this is an awesome post. BB
posted by
Justi
on August 17, 2005 at 10:55 PM
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Majroj, it could be fun. Now I have permission to wallow I no longer have need to do it
posted by
Azur
on August 17, 2005 at 10:50 PM
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I have some here too Ginnieb among which you figure. It's nice to fit in but the older I get the less keen I am on being told I should try to fit in. Maybe this comes with moving about ...
posted by
Azur
on August 17, 2005 at 10:49 PM
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Renigade3, the best humor is inappropriate even when someone wasn't trying to tell a joke
posted by
Azur
on August 17, 2005 at 10:47 PM
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Ariala, funny and true I'd say
posted by
Azur
on August 17, 2005 at 10:45 PM
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QuirkyAlone, I laugh at some silly stuff too. Even yours occasionally ;-). Dave Cryer's fridges and the knicker story were hilarious and some of Renigade3's and a number of others. Sometimes I get the impression however that serious it is almost like a dirty word. In reading some of the serious stuff and the day to day stuff that is for me where some of the best laughs are buried.
posted by
Azur
on August 17, 2005 at 10:43 PM
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Blackcat, I don't see a problem with people smiling upon one thing but frowning at others - if we truly respect other's opinions that's allowed.
You said "I respect those with a different sense of humor, but what I don't appreciate are those that frown upon what they deem to be childish". It's a bit condescending, don't you think? It's always good to remember that some of the smartest people can also at times be the silliest. "
Are you saying people who find something childish shouldn't think that or shouldn't say it? I don't think that would be condescending -- it is just their opinion after all. Smartness is a bit like humor, everyone perceives it differently.
posted by
Azur
on August 17, 2005 at 10:32 PM
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MysticGmekeepr, I think much humor is observed in ordinary events. There are things which make me laugh here everyday which were not even intended that way.
posted by
Azur
on August 17, 2005 at 9:57 PM
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melodrama joe love, rather than drama
posted by
Azur
on August 17, 2005 at 9:54 PM
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May
I always like reading your posts. I could comment further on the why's, but I prefer not to be drug into the drama. *grin*
posted by
Joe_Love
on August 17, 2005 at 8:31 PM
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MayB
hmmm, are you a freak in the banal world? Perhaps but you certainly have lots of company. I prefer the meaningful to the banal, tho true honest to goodness genuine humor can have alot of message and meaning in it, but thats not banal
posted by
MysticGmekeepr
on August 17, 2005 at 8:23 PM
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I find that "to each their own" works when it comes to humor...
We're all freaks in our own way. I respect those with a different sense of humor, but what I don't appreciate are those that frown upon what they deem to be childish. It's a bit condescending, don't you think? It's always good to remember that some of the smartest people can also at times be the silliest.
posted by
-blackcat
on August 17, 2005 at 8:04 PM
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MayB--
My take on it, is that there are things you find humorous, which are not necessarily what others might--but we all have that because we are all unique. IMO, you ARE more serious-minded than most people I know...but that's not a bad or freakish thing, it's just who you are. The same can be said for me, I'm not a freak because I like to write silly stuff now and then, it's just who I am. Luckily for each of us, there is plenty of different choices on Blogit to make us both happy...at least I think there is.
posted by
Julia.
on August 17, 2005 at 7:43 PM
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I'm a freak who has fun and likes to laugh...
posted by
Ariala
on August 17, 2005 at 7:09 PM
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Do peole find comfort in the banal? Geez, I don't know. I've always said
that's a "no-fly zone." Ooooohhhh, BANAL...Guess we weren't on the same page. ;-)
As for me...I like to come up with my own interpretation of inappropriate humor. Makes me laugh--if no one else.
posted by
Renigade
on August 17, 2005 at 7:08 PM
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I'm a freak too MayB...
..didn't fit in for years...now I love it!! I actually do feel like I fit in places now...figured maybe it was age but I think it's maybe finding like-minded folk...many on blogit!
I, for one, like your freakiness!!
posted by
ginnieb
on August 17, 2005 at 7:06 PM
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If you really want to get "outsidered", dispell your friends' urban legends
Guaranteed, lose a friend a day. Whether it's cataract-causing sunscreen or cancer-stopping fungus tea, they will not feel well towards you if you tell them it's not true.
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If you feel left out, I for one give you permission (hah!) to wallow in the crapola and spend an evening just commenting and clicking and BS'ing.
Think of it as research if you want.
posted by
majroj
on August 17, 2005 at 6:46 PM
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