Reply #45: I don't get FU(X) so I haven't seen any of the tripe

[Tsiyu]

you describe. Your assessment tells me I'm not missing a thing - except maybe another reason to laugh at conservatives.

A friend and I had a discussion about this very topic recently - what makes something funny? We were listening to "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" on NPR at the time.

I brought up Prairie Home Companion - which i adore - and she remarked that she often couldn't listen to Garrison Keillor (sp?) because he seemed to have such a mocking tone toward the weak and he was tied to symbolism that only meant something to white, midwestern people.

She is a well-read, wonderful person who is also rather sensitive and always kind, so i tried to understand her position and began to listen more closely to the show and had to admit that she was right about his condescending, mocking tone at times. And about the importance of white, middle-american culture to the show. But then, that's what he knows best so he can mine that culture and make us laugh at Minnesotans right along with him.

Still, I often find the show hilarious but I can now see why others might not see the humour.

Intriguing topic, PA.

P.S. I love your brain. :loveya: