RT: I remember one of the first interviews I gave to some reporter somewhere. She called and I told her "the particular is always more funny than the general." And she said, "could you be more specific?" (BW and RT laugh). And I couldn't! I hemmed and hawed for ten minutes! (Laughter).My point is not that I can hem & haw for ten minutes (my current personal best for hemming & hawing is 24 hours). My point is the Specific is funnier than the General. It's axiomatic, whatever that means, and I still can't think of any specific examples. So let's run some strips to distract you and make you think you've learned something.
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you're specifically funny even when you're generally funny...the other way around might be as true or truer
The example I heard somewhere was that the phrase "I feel like I've been hit by a Buick!" is funnier than "I feel like I've been hit by a car!"
...hemming & hawing.....
...or two women, dressed as men, hit my 1939 Plymouth (which happens to be true.) I have a huge crush on Petey. He has principles.
Great post!
Bravo! Encore! Encore!
In the top comic ... bottom row, middle panel .... does Alice have six fingers on her left hand?
That is specifically funny!
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