And now at 62, my puns, alas, are no longer chuckle-inducing. Even Choosie probably sighs and yawns while moaning "Not again" at the mere sight of one of my last-gasp attempts at a pun.
* I had quite a thoughtful post written in response to this statement, but alas, it seems to have gone *poof* into the cyber-ether, so this will be my less-thoughtful response.
First, I hope you don't really believe that your puns are no longer "chuckle-inducing". Of course they are. It's just that some of the chucklers are wandering through DAR, often silent and incognito. so our chuckles can't be heard or, more appropriately, seen.
As for amusing writing, some of my favourite bits, pieces and longer works were written by well-aged writers such as Robertson Davies, Stephen Leacock, Mordecai Richler, and others. Humor is ageless, but our appreciation for it varies depending on many factors such as our own worldview. Carlin,while frequently so curmudgeonly as to be abrasive and unpleasant, in his rants often addresses certain truths which others choose to avoid. That he often makes us feel uncomfortable may be less a sign that he is saying things which he shouldn't, but that he may be speaking those truths that we find uncomfortable. That's what some forms of comedy are all about.
So, Justin, keep on keeping on. Your puns provide comic relief -- and perhaps remind us not to take things quite so seriously. And if sometimes, dlscussions of the white birds and the black birds fail to inspire a pun, perhaps some topics are simply meant to end in silence.
~croc |
