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- From: ma_blase@csd.uwe.ac.uk (Fox)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
- Subject: Re: You know, I hate to say this, but....
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.111827.25408@csd.uwe.ac.uk>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 11:18:27 GMT
- References: <1e5ebeINNh5e@csc2.anu.edu.au>
- Organization: University of the West of England, Bristol
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- CJ Canon (clement@arp.anu.edu.au) wrote:
- > In article <1e51ptINN8pu@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, ted5@po.CWRU.Edu (Thomas E. Davidson) writes:
- >
- > |> However, don't you think it's possible that you're all getting a
- > |> bit carried away? I mean, the man is plain funny; why analyze it?
- > |>
- >
- > No, I don't, basically because when you are able to trace all the different
- > references in the texts, and see how TP modifies them, the laugh you get is
- > often heartier than the one you get when reading it for the first time.
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- No, I don't agree (for what that's worth). Think of it this way...
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- Random reader : 'Hah hah hah! This bit in Equal Rites is amazingly funny'
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- A.F.P guru : 'What bit?'
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- Random reader : 'Oh the bit where Esk (dum de dum de dum)'
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- A.F.P : 'Ah yes. That's funny because so and so is a parody of
- thingumy-jig and there's a cunning side reference to
- what`s-his-face aswell compounded with the fact that
- it's all done in front of oojumiflip's face'
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- Random reader : 'Oh. Erm. Thanks.' <goes on to read the rest of the book
- pointedly not laughing out loud>
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- Yes, well maybe it's just too early in the morning and I need a coffee.
-
- Mike
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