LL-L: "Levity" LOWLANDS-L, 18.APR.2000 (02) [E]
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From: john feather [johnfeather at sceptic1.freeserve.co.uk]
Subject: Levity
Georg mentioned a work by his countryman "SF" on jokes. I think it was
Arthur Koestler, a neighbour from just down the road in the K&K realm, who
said that the main thing SF's jokes had in common was that they weren't very
funny in the first place. But since I can't find the reference in AK's "The
Act of Creation" perhaps I made it up. Somebody needed to.
But why keep the identity of SF concealed - why keep us in the dark about
it? Is this a case of Schattenfreude?
John Feather
johnfeather at sceptic1.freeserve.co.uk
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