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Old 02-12-2003, 11:55 PM   #44
Yorick
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Join Date: January 7, 2001
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Quote:
Originally posted by Arvon:
Remember that most jokes are passed around at the water cooler or in the halls at work. Most jokes donot have an author, but just grew through the retelling.
I would seriously challenge that assertion. All jokes have an author and originator. If it changes or 'grows' it's because a new author is taking the existing creation and embelishing/altering it.

The fact that you see "generica" where I see human creativity explains much Arvon. Comedy writing is an artform. One that pays well if you write for a sitcom for example.

So please. If you are cutting and pasting from another website, please include a link to the site. It's common courtesy to that website inasmuch as anything else.
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