Sherlock, WTF?

[rigger67]

Lol... My comment was of course slightly tongue-in-cheek, although the basic premise still stands: much of this type of stuff attracts horrendous snobs, and often the most haughty and boorish type, whom I abhor. Not saying anyone here comes into that category, though.

Let's just say, however, that a night out with a load of pretentious 'arty-farties', fawning over the 'literary genius' of Wodehouse, etc, would hold about as much appeal as having to sit through an entire day's content of the Parliament Channel!!

An instant cure for insomniacs....

Marco.

I'd like to add another string to your snobs' bow : poetry fans.
Jeeeezus .. have you even been to an open mic night when a poet stands up ?
It's excrutiating.
But they have specialist poetry evenings.
Can you imagine all that wankery in one place ??


Slightly different tack, but relevant : my sister is head of arts at a big posh school in Johannesburg.
She puts on at least three productions every year and loves musicals, is a trained dance teacher, etc ..
I went to the Edinburgh Festival with her this summer and it was (inwardly) highly amusing sitting next to her during some of the shows up there.
Thankfully, she balanced her craving for serious drama with mine for free comedy in cheap boozers

[Joe]

In your opinion, perhaps. .

Well, obviously it's my opinion as we're talking about humour, than which nothing is more subjective. It either makes you laugh/smile, or it leaves you cold. It's entirely possible to find both of the clips you posted funny, neither of them funny, or one funny and the other not funny. De gustibus not est disputandem, as your ancestors used to say.

[Marco]

Oh I know, I'm just yanking your chain, Joe, and having a poke at some of the snobby pretentiousness that often attaches itself to what in the arts arena is perceived as 'high-brow' (as indeed Paul has done), and the odd, snooty little characters it can attract

Tell me though, was that clip I posted of Wodehouse meant to be funny, as in that was the author's intention? If it was, I just don't see any humour there at all. If anyone else found it funny, feel free to tell me, and why!

Marco.

[Marco]

I'd like to add another string to your snobs' bow : poetry fans.
Jeeeezus .. have you even been to an open mic night when a poet stands up ?
It's excrutiating.
But they have specialist poetry evenings.
Can you imagine all that wankery in one place ??

Haha... Yes, so hand me the razor blades now, for a quick end!

Actually, I don't mind the odd bit of poetry, but it has to contain some clever wit/humour, or otherwise most of it is just mind-numbingly self-indulgent, and subsequently sleep-inducing.

Marco.

[Barry]

Now, *THAT* is fukkin funny!!

Marco.

I could hardly understand a word they were saying.

[Marco]

Hehehehe... That's part of the joke! They're speaking a form of Scottish dialect, from the Dundee area

The dialogue there certainly makes more sense to me than that found in your average Shakespearean play!

Marco.

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sherlock schmerlock

[Macca]

Sherlock Shergar.

That's one mystery the smart-arsed bastard never solved.

[Barry]

Nor what happened to Lord Lucan. Or, come to think of it, why a graphene filament fuse should sound better than a solid, 1/4" diameter copper bar.

[Marco]

Gaz has promoted me to chief shiller, for the SR fuses, btw... So buy plenty, so I can make enough commission to buy a fish supper and a can of Coke.

Marco.