Angela, didn't the reference to being turned into a newt trigger your funny bone meter?
--- Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're right--jokes and ironies need significant > linguistic or contextual signals that can easily be > pointed to. If you haven't really done that and > then > claim afterwards that we were all supposed to have > gotten it, or we're more stupefied than you are, > you'll come off as lame, disingenuous and > mean-spirited. But you did build in enough signals > for anyone, with the possible exception of Germans > and > Swedes, to get it. > > > --- guyfawkes91 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I was getting worried that I might have to jump in > > and explain the > > joke. It's never a good sign if you have to > explain > > your jokes to the > > audience. > > > > As for the rest of it, I'll just leave the gossip > > grapevine to fill > > everyone in. > > > > > > > > > But Angela has a point. Didn't you guys ever > > > see Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Here is > > > the scene in question: > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp_l5ntikaU > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
