Re: Lou's reply, etc.

Posted by wendy b. on February 28, 2003, at 11:54:17

In reply to Lou's reply to OddipusRex-1B » OddipusRex, posted by Lou Pilder on February 27, 2003, at 20:33:53

> OR,
> You wote,[...one of my favorites...]
> Now I looked that up in your link and Dr. Bob gave an asnswer to a question,[...did you ever hear of...?].
> Dr. Bob's answer was,[yes]. Could you identify the element(s) of humor that you observe in that one-word reply? If you could, then I could have a better understanding of other's elements of humor and try to see it myself .
> Lou

Lou, sometimes, I have to admit, your sensibilities are right on target, at least for me.
A one-word answer in the middle of a very disputatious thread seems very dismissive to me, and it did when I read it back then, too.
I don't consider myself a person lacking in the Sense of Humor Department; I've even been known to joke around a little here... (!) And I know I have witnessed Lou's sense of humor many times, too.
But in the middle of a lot of hurt feelings on that thread, Bob's ironic reply may have ended up hurting another person's feelings on top of it all. It did seem kinda mean-spirited.
Dinah, I'm sorry you're sad you started the thread. You get to have an opinion, and I agree with you that Bob can be quite funny. But for Lou to express himself, to have an opinion too, and have that make you sad... I don't know, but it seems to be an over-reaction (?), and somewhat unfair. Or is it that the thread is now belaboring a fine point of discussion that you didn't want it to?
Forgive me if I overstep my boundaries with these questions, here. It's just that threads have lives of their own, and we all don't have to agree, as long as our disagreements are civil (within the definitions Bob has established). I see nothing uncivil in what Lou posted, just a sensitivity to others' feelings. And you know that's always ok - right?
Different points of view don't have to result in painful experiences, do they?
Yours sincerely,
Wendy

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