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eamonn
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| acousticvalley wrote: | | What's the difference between dry humor and non-dry humor? |
Dry humour as described by wordreference.com is: dry, ironic, ironical, wry. Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "an ironic remark often contains an intended message obliquely", "an ironic novel", "an ironical smile", "with a wry Scottish wit" |
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Serissa
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| eamonn wrote: | | Oh right. For some reason im a lot better at using dry humour than spotting it. |
I'm in the same boat. ((Wait, can we be in a boat if the humor is dry?)) |
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BlackLiger
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:55 am Post subject: |
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yes, as the inside of the boat should be dry, assuming clear skies.
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Serissa
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| BlackLiger wrote: | | yes, as the inside of the boat should be dry, assuming clear skies. |
Clear skies and manageable wind. I mean, i can't have my tongue tied in too many knots.
((Think about it, think about it... oh yeah, that WAS a pun.)) |
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PhoenixKitten
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*stifles a giggle*
So does that mean that if I post that I love WrongPlanet and am never, ever leaving, anyone who dislikes me will immediately jump out and tell me how much they want me to go? 
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Who_Am_I
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| PhoenixKitten wrote: | *stifles a giggle*
So does that mean that if I post that I love WrongPlanet and am never, ever leaving, anyone who dislikes me will immediately jump out and tell me how much they want me to go? |
*Grins*
Try it and find out...
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