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05-18-2003, 02:06 PM
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 ost_uid0]Hmmm... how about these variations...[quote ost_uid0][b ost_uid0]Morpheus:[/bost_uid0] The evil machines trapped all of humanity in a world where we can fly, run along walls, create anything we want...[b ost_uid0]Neo:[/bost_uid0] Cool! Um, I mean, major bummer, man.[b ost_uid0]Morpheus:[/bost_uid0] And don't you forget it. It all started when man created AI...[b ost_uid0]Neo:[/bost_uid0] Artificial Intelligence?[b ost_uid0]Morpheus:[/bost_uid0] No, American Idol. That show singlehandedly reduced us to the state we're in now.[/quoteost_uid0]or: [quote ost_uid0][b ost_uid0]Morpheus:[/bost_uid0] We were at the height of our civilization until we created AI.[b ost_uid0]Neo:[/bost_uid0] You mean Artificial Intelligence?[b ost_uid0]Morpheus:[/bost_uid0] No - American Idol. [b ost_uid0]Neo:[/bost_uid0] Ouch. Harsh, man.[b ost_uid0]Morpheus:[/bost_uid0] That show brought us to our present state, melting our minds and turning the human being... into this.[b ost_uid0]Neo:[/bost_uid0] A green M&M?[b ost_uid0]Morpheus:[/bost_uid0] Damn! Wrong pocket![/b][/quote ost_uid0]------------------------------- It is becoming increasingly clear to me that combining jokes makes them less funny - only the last one retains its punch. I have come to the conclusion that it is not the scenes we are writing that are so funny - it's [i ost_uid0]the spaces between the paragraphs[/iost_uid0]. The ultimate fiver would just be:[quote ost_uid0][/quote ost_uid0]Only more so.[/color ost_uid0]
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