04-30-2009, 11:20 AM | #121 |
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I still think Pshrynk has a point.
Q: What's big and gray and comes in quarts? A: An elephant. Like the first joke it is just a play on words, but way more funny. |
04-30-2009, 11:30 AM | #122 |
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04-30-2009, 01:59 PM | #123 |
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04-30-2009, 03:02 PM | #124 |
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04-30-2009, 03:25 PM | #125 |
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The elephants are coming -- swim for it!!!
Is a variation on the theme. |
04-30-2009, 03:27 PM | #126 |
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The play on words is on the word "come".
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04-30-2009, 07:18 PM | #127 |
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So the sexual spelling of the word is somehow in bad taste?
I'm still fascinated by Brian W. Adiss's novel, "The Dark Light Years," about a race of beings that worships its feces. Talk about the crap hitting the fan! That novel caused a stir in '64 or '65. Don Last edited by Dr. Drib; 05-03-2009 at 07:15 AM. Reason: changed past tense to present |
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Two quotes from Heinlein.
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05-03-2009, 10:11 AM | #130 |
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"Stranger in a Strange Land"
Very Excellent Book. It's scifi written in a tongue in cheek style with profound philosophical views on culture from a few decades ago. Heinlein peers a the human being with intelligence and analysis and seizes on a reality that transcends fashions, the roots of existence. The story in itself is symplistic but a fantastic basis for an uninterested judgement of humanity. The only failure to me is a certain sexist view that somehow fades when the eyes are from the martian protagonist. I recommend this book even to people who abhore scifi. |
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I don't find the quotations very insightful.
I disagree. |
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So: Getting back to our topic, please, on what constitutes "bad" taste in humor.
We've already encountered some lively discussion and thought-provoking responses. Don |
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