quote:

ORIGINAL: Darcyandthedark

*pop*

the.dark.

quote:

ORIGINAL: kittinSol

Fast reply - Perhaps some people didn't 'get it' because of the cultural divide. All the local Brits seem to have 'got it'. I thought it was funny as hell. If you didn't 'get it', it's no reason to be angry, upset or offended: rather, you could take it in your stride and laugh at yourself for 'not getting it'. Stella's post is a well-written piece of satire, not an indictment on your personal choices and 'lifestyle'.

It's funny that people take this so seriously: it's comedy, for crying out loud [:D] .

quote:

ORIGINAL: kittinSol

I can't speak on Stella's behalf... but I will anyway lol. The humour is all in the writing style, in the characters, and in the exaggerations she peppered her post with: the underlying motivation seems to be earnest - she doesn't believe in a 'lifestyle', like many other posters, incidentally - but she decided to put it in such a way that her ranting has a comedic quality. Humour's suggestive, and what makes one person laugh will irritate an other... c'est la vie! 

quote:

Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get to the truth.
Oliver Wendell.

quote:

ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

I adore the dry brit humour. You all made my morning!

If it wouldn't ruin my evil reputation (insert snort of sarcasm) I would run about, cyber hugging and kissing. But we cannot have that now can we.......

quote:

ORIGINAL: Darcyandthedark

quote:

Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get to the truth.
Oliver Wendell.

the.dark.

quote:

ORIGINAL: stella41b

'Yes Mistress,' you say, thinking she's putting music on.

Out pops the bargain hosepipe with the steely bit at the end and wummpphhh!! Up your butthole it goes.

Fighting back tears and in a somewhat more squeaky voice you try to tell her you thought she said Enya or Enigma.

'Don't have any of those..' she says, popping another pill from her meds in her mouth which prevent her from becoming too psychotic. 'How about Red Hot Chilli Peppers?' she offers with a sadistic smile.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

quote:

ORIGINAL: kittinSol

Fast reply - Perhaps some people didn't 'get it' because of the cultural divide. All the local Brits seem to have 'got it'. I thought it was funny as hell. If you didn't 'get it', it's no reason to be angry, upset or offended: rather, you could take it in your stride and laugh at yourself for 'not getting it'. Stella's post is a well-written piece of satire, not an indictment on your personal choices and 'lifestyle'.

It's funny that people take this so seriously: it's comedy, for crying out loud [image]http://www.collarchat.com/image/s2.gif[/image] .

If Americans didn't 'get' British humor, etc., a lot of British comedians, actors, authors, and playwrights would be on the dole, instead of on PBS...

quote:

ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

Mountains of ignorance are built up one handful at a time.  The 'I'm so smart isn't it ironic you didn't even know that was over your head' giddy fawning allows the cheerleaders for ignorance here to dump double handsful on the pile.
 

quote:

ORIGINAL: gypsygrl

Yeah. I'm not a brit though. 

I would've categorize it as tragicomedy rather than straight comedy because it contains some rather dark truths.  I was kind of surprised when people took it literally and presented their position as if she had put forth a thesis for discussion.  I mean, really, now.

quote:

As I said before, I have seen much worse than this (things I assumed had to be satire) turn out be very serious rants on these forums. Everyone misreads something from time to time. I feel no shame about taking it seriously.