Re: Nerd Boy, episode 249

In article <agultf$oivuu$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim
G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote:

>"llizard" <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
>news:b8k...@4ax.com
>> In article <agsraq$o3lut$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim
>> G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote:
[snip]
>
>> 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.

I completely agree about the fade out on songs. However, tying
everything up tidily is just too pat. There should always be a
question of some kind at the end of the story. After all, that's what
life is all about.

>> 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... :\

Just because it was unintentional doesn't mean it can't be funny.
There are constantly situations that occur that are not intended to be
humorous, but they are still funny. No amount of "no! No! Stop
laughing!! I didn't MEAN that!!!" will help. That's life.

But I'll try and bear it in mind that if _I_ think it's funny, it
might not be _officially_ funny....  >%^7^^^7^^



        ()
               ()
   ()
                  ()
 ()
               ()
    ()___
    (_/ / ____
      zzz \ \_)
      %%  zzz
     %%%   %%
    %%%%    %%%
   %%%%%     %%%%
    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
     %%%%%%%%%%%%%
      %%%%%%%%%%%
        %%%%%%%%
         %%%%%%
          %%%%%%%
         %%ZzzzZ%%
        %%   C Warning... I'm not supposed to be funny
       %%   ;7;   %% 
       %%  88888   %%
       %%   888    %%
ejm    %%    8     %%
      zzzz   *    zzzz
     ___\_         _\___


             o
                o 
             / ,^^^%---
             \>__o  \ neither am I...
             >   
            _>  
            \ ^^
            |~      o
           ~|
           ,-
ejm      (( * )   o  o
        (  `-'    (

-- 
ejm        /                 llizard aka ejm  llizard@idirec+.ca
       /\ /                          ASCII-art & ASCII-animation
        ^'<               www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/ascii-art/
  - ____|  <  /
( * )   ` \_</  / OW
  -     o o  '^%---         o   o                   oo
If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct";

Related ASCII art in the Gallery

Explore these categories from our collection of 11,000+ artworks:

(    )
|\^^/|
(0::0)
 \\// 
 (oo) 
/ \/ \

(\  _  /)
( \( )/ )
(       )
 `>   <' 
 /     \ 
 `-._.-' 

(‘-‘)

   _
 _(_)_
(_)@(_)
  (_)\
     |
    \|/
  \\\|//jgs
^^^^^^^^^^^

    \\__  o
|\/    o\  o
>       < o
|/\   __/
    //

 |\__/,|   (`\
 |_ _  |.--.) )
 ( T   )     /
(((^_(((/(((_/

Make your own ASCII art

Turn images, text or 3D into ASCII, or draw your own – right in your browser.