05-07-2003, 06:53 AM
The Mcard clip was funny, I don't remember seeing it on TV, tho...
The site with the Jedi Kid clip was updated with this blurb:
No, it's because we went through all that that IT'S OKAY for US to laugh. It's usually not okay for anyone else, tho. (This from a Wargamer's Guild President and Math Team Captain, who was way too skinny to even think about trying out for football, too inexperienced for most other sports, too winded for track, too dorky for socially-conscious girls, thank goodness for the independents, and who is fat now, thank you. )
It's okay to think it's not funny, too. Just plz don't jump to conclusions about why I find it funny, thx. Humor is one of the most subjective things there is, and "sense of humor" varies amazingly from person to person. I laugh at a lot of "dumb" slapstick humor, like the 3 stooges or the Ministry of Silly Walks, but also at Barry, Twain, Vonnegut, Heller, and Pratchett, they aren't mutually exclusive (except that some are living and the others are dead). Whoever said that all humor is derisive (or whatever) probably hung out with the wrong people, and certainly painted with too broad a brush. Me, I certainly prefer to brush with two painted broads (*waggles thick eyebrows*)
I think what was funny to me about The Kid was the way he held in his lips, and the fact that after about 15 seconds of combat, gee, let's take a break. If he and I played football or ultimate frisbee, he and I would probably be paired up to face each other, "Let's just stand here at midfield a few minutes..." Also, I guess the theme of "blind to personal limitations" pops up a bit, though he's still young enough that he can probably expand his limits quite a bit (with something like boot camp, or a very physical heterosexual relationship, or divine intervention, who knows?)
Somebody should probably tell "the poor kid" he'll need a better weapon when the time comes that people must pay and the killing starts. (He'll probably start with whoever took the tape...)
-V
ps. Terry Pratchett is the best! No, Heller! No, Twain! No, Pratchett!
pps. Kurt Vonnegut was funny in "Breakfast of Champions" and maybe another, many of his others were just depressing. ...uh ... did he die? i don't remember
The site with the Jedi Kid clip was updated with this blurb:
Quote:Update: I've turned off new comments in this thread because of the mean-spirited tone, and deleted the most vicious comments. Yes, he's fat and awkward. We get it. Since 90% of the traffic to these videos is coming from gaming, technology, and Star Wars news websites, I'm guessing that most of you weren't any cooler in junior high school than this poor kid. All you geeks, nerds, and dorks out there need to think twice before trashing one of your own.
No, it's because we went through all that that IT'S OKAY for US to laugh. It's usually not okay for anyone else, tho. (This from a Wargamer's Guild President and Math Team Captain, who was way too skinny to even think about trying out for football, too inexperienced for most other sports, too winded for track, too dorky for socially-conscious girls, thank goodness for the independents, and who is fat now, thank you. )
It's okay to think it's not funny, too. Just plz don't jump to conclusions about why I find it funny, thx. Humor is one of the most subjective things there is, and "sense of humor" varies amazingly from person to person. I laugh at a lot of "dumb" slapstick humor, like the 3 stooges or the Ministry of Silly Walks, but also at Barry, Twain, Vonnegut, Heller, and Pratchett, they aren't mutually exclusive (except that some are living and the others are dead). Whoever said that all humor is derisive (or whatever) probably hung out with the wrong people, and certainly painted with too broad a brush. Me, I certainly prefer to brush with two painted broads (*waggles thick eyebrows*)
I think what was funny to me about The Kid was the way he held in his lips, and the fact that after about 15 seconds of combat, gee, let's take a break. If he and I played football or ultimate frisbee, he and I would probably be paired up to face each other, "Let's just stand here at midfield a few minutes..." Also, I guess the theme of "blind to personal limitations" pops up a bit, though he's still young enough that he can probably expand his limits quite a bit (with something like boot camp, or a very physical heterosexual relationship, or divine intervention, who knows?)
Somebody should probably tell "the poor kid" he'll need a better weapon when the time comes that people must pay and the killing starts. (He'll probably start with whoever took the tape...)
-V
ps. Terry Pratchett is the best! No, Heller! No, Twain! No, Pratchett!
pps. Kurt Vonnegut was funny in "Breakfast of Champions" and maybe another, many of his others were just depressing. ...uh ... did he die? i don't remember