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Old 07-22-2003, 09:10 PM   #56 (permalink)
philosopherking
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Quote:
Originally posted by warrrreagl
"Stranger in a Strange Land." The definition of humor was determined (by a Martian) to be a situation where somebody gets hurt. If somebody doesn't get hurt, it's just not funny. That's the way it is.
I totally agree. Jokes that don't offend anybody are not funny. That's why nobody laughs at that "Why did the chicken cross the road?" crap. True, they don't have to be as blatently offensive as some jokes are, but it's still the nature of a joke to offend.
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