Re: Bill Bryson

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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

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