| Re: An Interesting Multiple Personality Disorder Story |
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Group: alt.magick · Group Profile
Author: barbarabarbara Date: May 7, 2008 08:56
>Tom comcast.net> wrote:
>>"David DeLaney" gatekeeper.vic.com> wrote in message
>>> Tom comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> Coo. Did Al Gore sell you the Sovereign Rights of Determination of
>>>>> Funnitude along with the internet?
>>>>
>>>>Perhaps it will come as a shock to you to discover that each individual has
>>>>the sovereign right to determine what they think is funny and what they
>>>>think is not. Bleating over it is massively stupid of you.
>>>
>>> Is this right also ... divine?
>>
>>What do you mean by "divine" in this context? It's not a term I used.
>
> "... cannot detect ... punes, or plays on words ... at five ...
>paces"
So we've determined that Tom doesn't understand:
puns
jokes
plays on words involving well-known phrases
absurdist humor
long-established Usenet memes
metaphors
common expressions in the English language
other people's corrections of his misinterpretations of what they have
written
Have I missed any?
BW
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