28 May 2008

Humor

I highly recommend today's XKCD, gave me a great laugh!

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Dave Witt said...

Interesting convo on XKCD.

tags: letters, email, humor, opsec, disclaimer

----- Original Message -----
From: david.witt@x
To: J
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 12:40 AM
Subject: RE: XKCD


A few of things:

First, a fantsy is general considered to be an idyllic thing, where you are content in the moment. Within the fantasy, you wouldn't ask a question about how you got there, and even if you did, you'd be content not to know.

Second, a fantasy is generally full of things you (the one having it)
controls, e.g., "I wish we were together," and in the fantasy you are, "I wish so and so was a nice person instead of a jerk," and they are, etc. In this fantasy, the characters suddenly become self aware, and start doing things the dreamer doesn't want. It's rather like reading a book in which a character becomes aware they are in a book, and tries to rip the page out.

Third, the hyperbolic turn towards violence is suprising. I don't know
about you, but I don't think my first reaction to discovering I was just a dream would be to use fire to "cleanse this hellish place," and yet both characters (including the one representing the very person having the daydream) are immediately in agreement, "Burn the world!"

Hmm, I think at about sums it up. You?

d

p.s.: Do you mind if I post this to my blog?

-----Original Message-----
From: J X
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 6:17 AM
To: Witt David R Capt 46 ERS/OPS
Subject: Re: XKCD

What made you find this one especially amusing? Just curious, I'd like some insight into your humor.

Jun 4, 2008, 5:26:00 AM

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