Marc Riddell wrote:
on 6/20/07 11:09 PM, Gracenotes at wikigracenotes@gmail.com wrote:
On 6/20/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
That works with a literate audience. The people who don't realize that you're joking can take things to a completely different level. English humour doesn't always work with an American crowd.
I would almost like to protest your classification of American crowds as dense, but... eh... we are. It would not be entirely untrue to say that the key to humor here is not making the right material, but finding the right crowd for it.
Gracenotes & Ray,
Since the material in question was posted here, how would you classify this List's audience?
In a word: Mixed.
My sympathies, of course, lie with those who, like Brian, "always look on the bright side of life", but it's hard to share the comic stage with those true believers determined to [[Carry A. Nation]].
Ec