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[hatman]

Deadpan:

A style of humor in which jokes are told with outwardly straight-faced seriousness but underlying ironic intent.

The Internet makes deadpan humor considerably easier to accomplish but trickier to accomplish well. Visual and vocal cues are hidden from the audience. This means that the teller doesn't have to actually maintain a straight face, but also that the audience may have a harder time seeing past the facade of sincerity.

For more information, see the previous post.

See also Stephen Colbert, and, in particular, his speech at the White House press dinner.

(What were they thinking inviting him? I can only assume that they fell prey to the aforementioned dangers and somehow thought that he actually was the ultra-conservative wingnut he pretends to be...)

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[annabtg.livejournal.com]

I love deadpan humour. It's fun. I even love the word. 'Deadpan'. LOL.

In real life, I exercise it often. Though it doesn't always work - sometimes people take me seriously :p Which is why when I do it online, most of the times I'll go 'just kidding, just kidding!' afterwards. Except with certain people or in certain circumstances where I know people will understand I'm joking.

See ya,
Anna.

[kaylle.livejournal.com]

That's what I can't figure out! How the heck did he get invited to speak?! Someone wasn't doing their homework... I bet he just died laughing when he got that invitation. ;)

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

erm. this is doranwen's friend that wrote the poem that she had you read....she said you said it was ok if i added you? not sure which account you want me to add you from, this is the one on which i post rants and real-life stories (and endless quizzes) and so forth, real-life stuff. then there's another where i post creative writing. i can friend from both if you want, lol. but yeah.

and, er, hello. and coolness with the poem, i couldnt listen all the way yet cuz it was freaky hearing someone else read my poem, lol, but it sounded good as far as i got and i'll finish it when i'm braver. *smiles shyly and runs back to her own page*

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

Hello. Welcome. :)

Don't worry. I don't bite. Unless you're a teryaki chicken or something. But then you'd have a hard time typing, so no worries there.

I also don't turn away honestly offered friendship. Unless you're evil or something. But I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you're not the type to, say, viciously attack my friends for no better reason than that they don't share your tastes. (Long story. Don't worry about it.)

So... yeah. Welcome. :)

As for which journal to friend me from... It's up to you, but I'd probably go with your RL one.

The poem... Yeah, I can see how that would be wierd. Glad you liked it so far. :)

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

*peeks back around corner*

erm. *tries to remember if i'm a teryaki chicken* no, i think i'm smoked turkey. so i'm safe then?

yes i am evil MUAH HA HA oh wait. erm. well i'm not exactly the opposite thereof, perhaps, but i'm not the type to viciously attack your friends, or my friends, or anyone's friends, for any reason whatsoever unless, well, they're poking me with sharp sticks. that might do it.

i will friend you from this journal then. and thanks for the welcome ;) standard speech i suppose is, i'm weird as they come, but you know doran so i assume you can deal with that *snicker*. hope so anyway.

thanks again for the welcome :) *skips off*

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

Smoked turkey? Yeah, no problem. I very rarely bite that. But, to be on the safe side, you may want to avoid staying in close proximity to wheat bread, mayo, BBQ sauce, and perhaps lettuce.

Sharp sticks are also not a problem. They are all safely tucked away behind the little window that says "in case of vampires, break glass." At least, I think that's what it says. It's fairly dusty and there are some cobwebs and stuff in the way.

As for weirdness... that's a requirement. Normal people are, at best, boring. More often, they scare me. To try to be sane in this world, you'd have to be dangerously crazy.

Snickers^tm are also good. They are packed with peanuts and make for excellent emergency supplies.

So... what's your take on the existance of invisible smurfs?

Also, why do they call things "unisex" when they're for both genders?

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

awwww....some of my best friends are BBQ and lettuce :(

OHHH THAT'S why they do it! i do get mistaken for a vampire a lot. i think it's the fangs. or maybe the color of the water in my nalgene...it kinda has a red tint to it...

somewhere i have an icon that says "normal people scare me". (i have thousands of icons, tho, so finding it could take all day.) somewhere else i have...no, my friend has...a t-shirt that says the same thing. somewhere i have a picture of the t-shirt. somewhere else i have sanity, but i misplaced it :( if you see my marbles, would you please tell me where they rolled to?

snickers is good, but i prefer 3 musketeers bars. they're chewy and bring back lots of memories.

smurfs are indivisible. i know, i tried. my math teacher didnt find it amusing somehow. but seriously, i'm quite sure invisible smurfs exist. if i think about it, i can even prove it (i think).

/me cannot think of a good reason for it to be called unisex. or a bad one, even. i shall ponder that.

what color is the sky?

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Well, I've got to admit, smoked turkey, BBQ, and lettuce do go very well together. Heck, BBQ goes well with just about anything. Oh well. We'll figure something out.

Marbles - Sorry, can't help you there. Mine are missing, too. Though I suspect they got lost somewhere in baggage handling in the St Louis airport about 15 years ago.

Hmm. You can't devide by smurf. That's true. But I hear tell of a Dr. Gargamel who is trying to split the smurf. *shakes head* I hate to say it, but sometimes scientists go too far. I mean, come on. That's just downright unsmurfy.

The sky has no inherent color. Often, it appears in shades of blue (ranging from a light pastel blue to a dark "midnight" blue which is almost black), but can also be grey or have patches of white. At times, it can appear pink or even red. It all depends on atmospheric conditions, the position of the viewer on the surface with respect to the sun, etc etc.

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

*has a mental image of smurf brains all over from the smurf being split* ewwww. blue goop.

i personally believe the sky is black, and all other color is reflected on it. similar to what you said. but the sky *does* have a color, it's the color of space. the absence of color is still a color, in a sense.

can you define the universe and give two examples?

not sure if you're interested, but i made a welcome post on my blog for new people coming in (got a few right now); if you're planning to visit, might want to check it out :)

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

The universe: Everything that exists which vibrates with this quantum signature.

Examples: This one (look around, that's it), and... oh, let's say the counterpart to this one which coexists with ours but cannot move slower than the speed of light.

Welcome post: Thanks. Saw that on my flist when you put it up. Good to know. Meant to comment, but been a little distracted. And, really, wasn't sure what to say other than "thanks, good to know."

You're the only newbie here, so probably not worth making a similar post, but I'll echo the "ask me anything" bit. It's a standing rule here. I'll answer just about any question you're willing to ask, so long as doing so doesn't violate a confidence or something.

Anyway... Look forward to getting to know you better, but thanks for the primer.

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

you're welcome on the primer. not sure what else to say right now. need to go post.