tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post5580251042141819915..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: One Funny ParagraphEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-76977050741922387632009-12-02T17:17:04.291-06:002009-12-02T17:17:04.291-06:00Babs said: It would be so much fun.
Murphy asks:...Babs said: <i>It would be so much fun.</i><br /><br />Murphy asks: For who?:DRiley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-31289860042366464262009-12-01T21:56:17.067-06:002009-12-01T21:56:17.067-06:00Murph, please think about it. It would be so much...Murph, please think about it. It would be so much fun.:)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703292678697973295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-54961072051530549612009-12-01T19:40:08.121-06:002009-12-01T19:40:08.121-06:00Em? Um, no.
Congratulations, Leona! I bet compl...Em? Um, no.<br /><br />Congratulations, Leona! I bet completing NANO feels great! Good job! With that said, have you been drinking, girl? What’s with the: <i>could learn from your bounty of knowledge. ;;)</i> Oh, I get it. In your previous comment you said: <i>I haven't the knack for writing comedy on purpose</i> what a great example! I’m laughing my ass off.:D<br /><br />MurphyRiley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-91593806009284262322009-12-01T16:29:18.764-06:002009-12-01T16:29:18.764-06:00Em, why put me in her sites? **insert maniacal lau...Em, why put me in her sites? **insert maniacal laughter here...<br /><br />Yes, Murphy, I think you should. You are naturally funny and the rest of us could learn from your bounty of knowledge. ;;)Leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-64229419633972763042009-12-01T16:17:08.756-06:002009-12-01T16:17:08.756-06:00Way to go, Leona!
@Murphy: I dare you to do th...Way to go, Leona! <br /><br />@Murphy: I dare you to do the post.:) You wouldn't do the Cougar blog. You owe us. Don't you think, Leona?;)emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680468150513341426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-73920144335654850182009-12-01T14:24:16.242-06:002009-12-01T14:24:16.242-06:00No sooner did I post this than my DSL modem up and...No sooner did I post this than my DSL modem up and died. I hate being webless. It's all better now, though. Nice tech man fixed it as Danger Boy screamed, "It's alive! It's alive!" in the background. So awesome.<br /><br />There are some tricks to comedy writing, but I'm far from an expert. I can share what little I know, but this is a special technique and not one of my strong suits. Anyone out there want to do a guest post on comedy?<br /><br />Leona, congrats on your amazing word count! Woo hoo!<br /><br />TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-83660769379832463932009-12-01T07:22:54.887-06:002009-12-01T07:22:54.887-06:00Although I love reading it, I know absolutely noth...Although I love reading it, I know absolutely nothing about writing comedy which made this post interesting to me. Like rachelcapps, I'd like to know how to slip humor into my work. Any suggestions, Murphy?;) Is there a method that can be taught? Theresa?:)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703292678697973295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-72681414371716377192009-12-01T05:46:17.273-06:002009-12-01T05:46:17.273-06:00Awesome, Leona. A great accomplishment!Awesome, Leona. A great accomplishment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-53595107912886092732009-11-30T21:44:25.754-06:002009-11-30T21:44:25.754-06:00Murphy stamp on this one! (and em too LOL)I laughe...Murphy stamp on this one! (and em too LOL)I laughed as I read it.<br /><br />I haven't the knack for writing comedy on purpose, if you know what I mean. Murphy has it, so I'm not going to argue with her (which I don't want to, she always wins:)<br /><br />I FINISHED NANOWRIMO WOO HOO<br /><br />Okay, I'm okay now. I finished the rough draft with LOTS of comments for research and such, but it is done. It is 9:38 Central time. (I'm still in Texas, LOL)<br /><br />You want to know my word count? Short of my personal goal but as the rough draft is finished, I'll have to cope *sigh*. Any guessers? (is "guessers" a word?)<br /><br />I did 64,009 as my first official NaNoWriMO word count!!! And if you read me blog, you'll know it is nothing short of a miracle. Sick kids, me sick, and sharing computer with my husband in the final weeks of the semester (next week is the actual finals) so I am quite pleased. And I finished a rewrite and am waiting for my family editing team to check for errors/continuity issues. <br /><br />I'll quite bragging now. :D :DLeonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-20716570553805970542009-11-30T18:12:12.404-06:002009-11-30T18:12:12.404-06:00Murph stamp on this one:). Where have you been? ...Murph stamp on this one:). Where have you been? I've missed my laugh for the day.;)<br /><br />Theresa, I liked: crowned heads. I agree that it's more informal.:)emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680468150513341426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-76646732949334432272009-11-30T16:28:10.083-06:002009-11-30T16:28:10.083-06:00its hard to be amusing. There's a technique f...its hard to be amusing. There's a technique for the style and surprised irony is important. The second sentence feels overly long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-31248691002034769672009-11-30T13:26:53.583-06:002009-11-30T13:26:53.583-06:00Hi Theresa!
Isn’t humor based on the reversal of ...Hi Theresa!<br /><br />Isn’t humor based on the reversal of what is expected? With that in mind - I think this paragraph works because a boarding house which (smells like over cooked cabbage) is the last place that the ‘crowned heads of Europe’ would be <b>summoned</b> to sit for any artist. I too - liked the word gigantic - the phrase ‘crowned heads’ - I also liked the use of the word ‘scheme’ (that word says so much doesn’t it?) It wasn’t an idea or notion - it was a ‘scheme’, (talk about cheeky) awesome! <br /><br />There’s a formula here - I think. The narrator states the funny(gigantic portrait) builds it up with the exaggerated emphasis on who were the desired subjects of the portrait - not just the crowned heads of Europe, but <b>every</b> monarch, from Tsar Nicholas to the Kaiser, from King Edward to the Emperor of Austria, and every last kinglet of Scandinavia and the Balkans - that the painter could summon and all of whom would come together for the sole purpose of being painted by <i> he -John Praxiteles Brock </i> - The narrator does a good job of mashing that funny ‘scheme’ - with the reality of the boarding house - which makes the line: <i>Presumably not in the dining room of 17 Paradise Walk, Chelsea</i> - even funnier. By doing so, he’s created a new level of funny - if that makes sense. I mean, really, would they all come to sit together for Brock - if he were staying in a castle, instead? Hilarious.<br /><br />I do think the recurring mention of food (undefinable gray meat - smell of overcooked cabbage) - paired with the dining room line is classic and ties everything together. Gee, when I think about that imagery I see the painting of the last supper for some reason.:D<br /><br />MurphyRiley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-65126760849918986282009-11-30T06:46:28.027-06:002009-11-30T06:46:28.027-06:00I'm with Deb@RGRamblings.
And irony has Pri...I'm with Deb@RGRamblings. <br /><br />And irony has Pride & Prejudice ringing in my ears 'every man in possession of a great fortune must be in want of a wife' (sorry, if quote not quite correct, my memory is imperfect).<br /><br />Theresa, I love the subtlety of the paragraph. Another book I will add to my wish list. Thank you :) <br /><br />I'd be interested to see what the comedy writers have to say. I'd love to learn a few tips on how to slip the comedy in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-54597273398686776252009-11-30T04:16:25.768-06:002009-11-30T04:16:25.768-06:00'Crowned heads' is common British usage - ...'Crowned heads' is common British usage - the BBC will use it, too. It reflects that these people do *not* rule their respective countries, they're heads of country with largely ceremonial function. <br /><br />I'd agree that it's the contrast that works here - first he gets the reader to picture seventeen crowned heads in one room, then he flips to the dire little hellhole he's described before. The juxtaposition creates a comical effect.<br /><br />My overall reaction to the passage was not mirth, but sadness. I'm picturing someone who is stifled, restrained, who had his wings clipped, and his only way out was to dream big. Which, obviously, wasn't practical, but he doesn't deserve a biographer to make fun of him for dreaming.green_knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499896006012152260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-49684881508463539542009-11-29T20:51:11.180-06:002009-11-29T20:51:11.180-06:00Irony?Irony? Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603891627784763004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-83477978513370434182009-11-29T20:01:18.940-06:002009-11-29T20:01:18.940-06:00I'm pretty sure that (at least one reason) thi...I'm pretty sure that (at least one reason) this structure works because it surprises the audience. I think surprise is a key element in any entertainment, whether it's books, movies, plays, etc. We may be amused, or delighted, or even frightened, but we can't be bored.Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.com