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Adapted from the UK show, "Till Death do us Part", where the lead character which was much more racist than Archie ever was.

This is borderline trolling, but just in the hope you have a prayer of being reformed, you are completely wrong. Americans have a biting sense of irony and satire - just watch, say, The Daily Show for a common example.

And I don't think Aussies score very highly in the subtlety department either, at least not any of the ones I've met. *

British series carried to the US - initially they even used the original UK scripts. (we got both series here in NZ) "UK working class" to "US redneck" didn't quite translate, but I'll give you that one. :-)

Regards, Greg.P.

I can only judge you on the television shows that reach our shores and of course on individual communications. We don't (AFAIK) get a programme called "The Daily Show" but we do get programmes like "Seinfelt" and "The History Channel". I have to assume that those are aimed at the "average yank". I'm sure you have many highly intelligent people who do other things than watch TV for entertainment.

As far as I can see Aussies don't even rate in the subtlety department, but comparing New Zealanders to Aussies is like comparing Mexicans to yanks. (apologies to Mexico) We don't even share a border.

Regards, Greg.P.

Just a love for sheep.

Er, so you think that unless you complain about something you can't possibly be making a fool of yourself?

And you don't see any humor in the fact that your attempt at looking down your nose at my "posting levels" (whatever you may imagine

*those* may be) contained an obvious typo?

Amazing!

We can all see where your mind and proclivities lie.

Twibil skriver:

- cut crap -

You just demonstrated that you got no sense of humor.....

Klaus

Not at all, you demonstrate the technique constantly.

Posting levels as in the quality and relevance of content - there are few people who always hit the right key or who have memorised

200+ dictionaries. If I was going to attack spelling errors I'd point out that you can't spell humour.

Regards, Greg.P.

They watch Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), which carries all the lowbrow British comedies. ;>)

'Keeping Up Appearances' is one of my faves, and, of course, PBS brought us Monty and Fawlty.

Sure I did, Klaus.

Of course, now you have to figure out why I've been well-paid for writing humor, but reality doesn't seem to be something that gets in your way, so I'm sure you'll manage just fine.

~Pete

Sure I do. Meet Klaus. Maybe you two can get a room together.

Yup. And I'm *really* tickled that you did, because it highlights your self-centered assurance that the world rotates about Greg Procter and that nothing else matters.

Ya see, it's spelled "humor" in the US -with no second "u"- although I somehow doubt that you can see the humor of the situation.

"Online Dictionary: hu=B7mor n.

1. The quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness: could not see the humor of the situation."

Hey, I'm not knocking it, whatever floats your little boat. We even have those of the ovine persuasion in this country - hence the phrase "Montana blondes", or "Fredrick's of Laramie". Now, my theory is, it may be affected by the fact that water swirls down the drain backwards where you live, and I'm not saying you ALL wear Wellies with Velcro hooks on front when you go on a date, but you DO all talk funny.

Twibil skriver:

Whay you didn't see is that there is a difference in peoples humor...

Klaus

I beg to differ. The difference is that Greg attempts to hold people to standards that he doesn't live up to himself, and that he doesn't - or won't- recognise this about himself. Of *course* I understand that he doesn't find that funny -self-important people rarely laugh at themselves- and *that's* what's entertaining about the situation: his utter lack of self-awareness.

But *you* said that I'd demonstrated that I had no sense of humor, which is patently false.

Why heck; I'm laughing right now!

~Pete

I see your mind is still in perversion mode!

That's hardly my fault that a whole nation can't spell properly!

Sorry, is PBS good, bad, negative connotation, good connotation ...?

Monty and Fawlty were of course both extreme slapstick - the closest Brits could get to US humour in those days ;-)

Greg.P.

You wrote US humour? That would explain a lot!

On the contrary, I often laugh at myself and give talks in which I use self-depreciating humour to lead people into subjects they wouldn't normally consider.

You may well be laughing, but I'd hazard a guess that you're laughing _at_ rather than laughing _with_.

Certainly I don't find TV silly voices or TV people who make stupid mistakes because the writer has no imagination at all funny. If a character makes a mistake that I myself might make, then I might find it funny, because in a sense I would be laughing at myself.

Regards, Greg.P.