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neoblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:27 PM Original message |
John Leo's Memo to Colbert fans: Humor and edginess aren't the same |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. "but they aren't funny just because you enjoy them." |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. What an asshat! |
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GoldenOldie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Colbert's fans got it while the Leo's don't want to get it! |
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RevCheesehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Apparently, Leo doesn't know the meaning of "Lampoon." |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yeah, but... It's John Leo. |
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station agent (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Small potatoes |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. Where the rule that says you have to be "humorous" ?? |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. Since humor is subjective... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. The butt of the joke rarely thinks it's funny |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Isn't this what it is really about? The miserable job reporters and |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. What is it with the right wing and telling everyone how they feel |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. funny is Rush Limbaugh calling Chelsea Clinton a dog or |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
12. The Readers Digest is currently considering 2 of John Leo's jokes. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Leo: "When I compose a joke, I ask myself, 'Could Lawrence Welk tell |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. :-) |
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mim (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. What kind of joke could Lawrence Welk tell? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 01:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. "You know, after we have keilbasa for dinner, my wife calls me a |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
17. Yay, the spotlight is Still On Stephen! |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
18. Link |
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mim (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. Edgy, shmedgy |
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Jade Fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. Leo is so jealous of Liberal creativity.... |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-18-06 08:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. coincidentally |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
23. The humor police, grand. EOM |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
24. This was published May 17th? It took him that long to form an opinion? |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. Self-delete |
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