tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224377501657529009.post7395065646138885994..comments2024-03-06T09:18:35.326-07:00Comments on Crossing the Helix: Random Musings: What is Funny?R.C. Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694900270053314978noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224377501657529009.post-82264150354706699762011-08-12T02:29:44.095-06:002011-08-12T02:29:44.095-06:00I'm with you there-- most of the time I can...I'm with you there-- most of the time I can't stand comedy movies and TV shows, because they're so cruel and crude. That's not funny, it's just sad.<br /><br />I've heard it said that funny comes from the unexpected-- when the noble and dignified king gleefully picks his nose in public, or when the fifth knock-knock joke ends in "Orange you glad I didn't say banana?"-- it catches us off guard and makes us look at the world in a new way, if only for a second.<br /><br />That's the kind of comedy I love.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03262225989339629381noreply@blogger.com