maybe if beauty is hitting a target that's hard to hit, humor is missing a target that's hard to miss
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@sarahdoingthing at least until you start reasoning like, "that's completely random, complete randomness is totally a standard target" -
@VesselOfSpirit my humor beliefs are based on http://books.google.com/books/about/Inside_Jokes.html?id=InufugRltEMC … - humor as pornified reward for finding error in projected abstraction - 12 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing on the surface beautifully "fits" but it does so in a weird/fake/rigged way if you look below the surface -
@sarahdoingthing what does "projected" mean in this context? - 1 more reply
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@sarahdoingthing neat. but i guess "many opportunities for misfit" and "hard to miss target" are in tensionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing because it doesn't explain how it's possible to be original in a way that isn't funnyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing i guess on second thought the "missing a hard to miss target" wasn't a good characterizationThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing "identifying a flaw in a projected abstraction" seems more promising. maybe it's about constructing a thing thatThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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