X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,3a5e52bb9505654d X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-07-15 07:23:47 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!213.242.128.42!not-for-mail From: "Joaquim G�ndara" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 249 Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 16:24:37 +0200 Lines: 46 Message-ID: References: <3hjtiu8ph48o173d6rokvlpcnqcb2s311f@4ax.com> <7bt2jucu28r2rec1fal75ngv375bfs7au7@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.242.128.42 X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1026743024 25788382 213.242.128.42 (16 [102694]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:18251 "llizard" skrev i meddelandet news:b8k5ju0pqv7k5cu1pgkk0nco7j5t0r7ufb@4ax.com > In article , "Joaquim > G�ndara" wrote: > > > >NB241 was good? ...but was it funny? And isn't NB250 basically "stand > >and deliver", albeit in the ceiling? > > ,^%--- > /_> \ Nope, because of the knowledge that gravity and/or battery > \/> failure will cause NB to fall at any second. (and don't > _> forget Mandy's and Fanboy's eye movements) > / /^^ ________________________ > / | > | > | > | Implied action and minor details. The funny part IMO is Mandy's and Fan Boy's sadism and possibly Nerd Boy's ability to get himself in trouble. > 241 was good because it left the reader asking questions - what will > happen? Will the monster pounce on NB? Will the monster continue to > defy gravity for the rest of time, allowing NB to walk away unscathed? > will NB turn suddenly and vanquish the monster? Your sense of humour seems very strange to me. I've always thought of a joke as something that ties up all the loose ends. The punch line, IMO, should tie everything together in an unexpected way. I hate things that leave the reader/viewer asking questions. It doesn't strike me as the author trying to promote discussion and provoke thought, it just strikes me as plain lazy. It's like songs that fade out because the "composer" couldn't be bothered to write a decent ending. > Was it funny? Mildly.... Of course, it started to wear after a while > before it became clear that NB was on hiatus. NB241 wasn't even meant to be funny. I clearly don't understand your sense of humour, and I suspect that I never will... :\ -- OO Joaquim G�ndara | Official Nerd Boy site: .||. | http://nerdboy.port5.com (UK) bb jg | http://nerdboy.xepher.net (US)