Posted by higgy on 04/05/06 09:20

Mark A wrote:

> Anuk Su Namun wrote:
>>
>> Others just don't like that brand of humour so don't get it.
>
> Never liked the idea that folks don't 'get' something. It implies
> they're somehow deficient, lacking intelligence or some mystical
> deeper insight into something.
>
> If I don't happen to like mint chocolate does that mean I don't
> understand it? Is the whole process of mint chocolate manufacturing
> a mystery to me that can never be explained? Or if somehow it was, I
> would now start to like mint chocolate when I didn't before?

I'll happily admit that I don't get Phoenix Nights, or any of that Peter
Kay stuff. I don't think that makes me an idiot - not understanding what
makes something funny is more a matter of taste, attitude or outlook,
rather than intelligence.

Of course people who do get Phoenix Nights *are* idiots. ;-)


higgy.

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