On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Camille Scaysbrook wrote: > > > are you trying to say that the carry on films, the most quintessentially > > british of comedies, are subdued? st. trinian's? witty? > > > > just for the sake of argument :), > > To quote my original post on this subject: > > > Whereas the British tend towards a more absurd type humour > > (I'm discounting the whole Carry On business here) > > So yes, it's a whole different strand of humour. Just as that unhinged > Lenny Bruce type of American humour is a different kettle of fish to say, > Seinfeld. doh. pay attention, helena. sincerest apologies. i hadn't been paying attention at the start of the thread. sorry! :) > Uhhh ... anyone care to comment on the brand of comedy in Salinger or > something? (: ohh. i did an essay on that in school. the topic was the theme of humour in catcher, the pearl, or lord of the flies. i think a lot of salinger, cathcer in particular, *is* quite funny. i can't think of a single goshdarned example atm, but i will at a humane hour later in the day. de daumier smith comes to mind. :helena kim helena at netsoc dot tcd dot ie 'the church is near, but the road is icy. the bar is far, but i will walk carefully.' - russian proverb