Insult comics are by definition insulting. If his jokes had been side-splittingly funny, there would have been far less trouble. However, along with his relatively poor judgement and mediocre material, many on the left have become irony deficient, and as stated in “Men in Black” “We in the FBI do not have a sense of humor we’re aware of.” Substitute any governmental agency and most groups left of center, and there you go.
And with that : Q: How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb? A: THAT’S NOT FUNNY!!!!
Besides, why do you need an insult comic when Trump has better lines and delivery?
Wow! Thank you for that very funny Tony Hinchcliffe video. I was unaware of this man. Is he always this insulting?
Anyone who has the chance to go and hear you speak on Stoicism or Classicism, or anything else you want to speak on, should go and do it. Last night at New College of Florida, thought I’d be lost but it was very enlightening. Thank you for all you do in the cause of lifting that torch.
I won’t say it here, but we used to have a thing or two to say, if you couldn’t take a joke.
In the he politest company (which may not be very polite at all, depending on your circle of friends), we’d say, “Well, you know what they say if you can’t take a joke.”
Less than polite company, you’d say… well, I said I wouldn’t say it, but it does involve fudge. Only we didn’t say “fudge.” 😇
I think it’s incumbent on the joke-teller to keep the group together.
There are plenty of clever jokes that don’t land because they’re met with “I don’t know you like that.”
And I think Tony’s jokes are a back-against-the-wall-swing-at-the-big-guy, not a clever, slow-burn Norm story that lets us feel we don’t have it that bad at the end of the day.
These recent letters have suggested there might be two kinds of humor, and Tony, to me, leaned too far in the undesirable direction.
I’d rather hear Reagan tell a story about a three-legged chicken.
The New York Times seems to mistake their fully justified column alignment for actual justification. If they had the humility of the tax collector, instead of taking their cues from the Pharisees, they might even get the jokes. What they’re really missing is justification by being right with God.
Or that's the joke I'd like to say, but I can't help but feel it's futile to suggest they'd even consider God. And I can't think of any other alignment which would be suitable or powerful enough to improve the situation. A few decades ago it would be enough to suggest journalists should align to the truth, without having to acknowledge that truth had been debased, activated and deconstructed so much...
I'm disgusted that a supposedly Christian publication which I've enjoyed for its content that transcends the political fray is now apologizing for openly racist remarks as yet another mouthpiece of the Trump campaign. I don't need to read more snarky remarks about all who don't suppport Trump as if you're so superior. I used to read your stuff to be inspired. You guys suck.
Insult comics are by definition insulting. If his jokes had been side-splittingly funny, there would have been far less trouble. However, along with his relatively poor judgement and mediocre material, many on the left have become irony deficient, and as stated in “Men in Black” “We in the FBI do not have a sense of humor we’re aware of.” Substitute any governmental agency and most groups left of center, and there you go.
And with that : Q: How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb? A: THAT’S NOT FUNNY!!!!
Besides, why do you need an insult comic when Trump has better lines and delivery?
Wow! Thank you for that very funny Tony Hinchcliffe video. I was unaware of this man. Is he always this insulting?
Anyone who has the chance to go and hear you speak on Stoicism or Classicism, or anything else you want to speak on, should go and do it. Last night at New College of Florida, thought I’d be lost but it was very enlightening. Thank you for all you do in the cause of lifting that torch.
I won’t say it here, but we used to have a thing or two to say, if you couldn’t take a joke.
In the he politest company (which may not be very polite at all, depending on your circle of friends), we’d say, “Well, you know what they say if you can’t take a joke.”
Less than polite company, you’d say… well, I said I wouldn’t say it, but it does involve fudge. Only we didn’t say “fudge.” 😇
Oh, I know, but the poor horse! I always hated that part.
😂
I think it’s incumbent on the joke-teller to keep the group together.
There are plenty of clever jokes that don’t land because they’re met with “I don’t know you like that.”
And I think Tony’s jokes are a back-against-the-wall-swing-at-the-big-guy, not a clever, slow-burn Norm story that lets us feel we don’t have it that bad at the end of the day.
These recent letters have suggested there might be two kinds of humor, and Tony, to me, leaned too far in the undesirable direction.
I’d rather hear Reagan tell a story about a three-legged chicken.
But Tony was telling jokes about everyone. The media just kept that detail out of their reporting.
The New York Times seems to mistake their fully justified column alignment for actual justification. If they had the humility of the tax collector, instead of taking their cues from the Pharisees, they might even get the jokes. What they’re really missing is justification by being right with God.
Or that's the joke I'd like to say, but I can't help but feel it's futile to suggest they'd even consider God. And I can't think of any other alignment which would be suitable or powerful enough to improve the situation. A few decades ago it would be enough to suggest journalists should align to the truth, without having to acknowledge that truth had been debased, activated and deconstructed so much...
I'm disgusted that a supposedly Christian publication which I've enjoyed for its content that transcends the political fray is now apologizing for openly racist remarks as yet another mouthpiece of the Trump campaign. I don't need to read more snarky remarks about all who don't suppport Trump as if you're so superior. I used to read your stuff to be inspired. You guys suck.
Unrelated: I think you could write a great letter about the meme where people say “too many sweats”