At 4:52 PM -0400 on 7/16/99, Alain Farmer wrote:
>>Well, no, it's that I can't spell <g>. I meant that
>>word which means someone who does it not as a career,
>>but as a hobby.
>
>Alain : The spelling is AMATEUR.
Ah... well, an e instead of an a and two switched letters -- ask Uli how
bad I normaly am (remember Intepriter, anyone?).
^
>
>> Anthony: ...sort of like Homer and a doughnut, aren't
>>I?
>
>>Alain : You are aware, aren't you, that the
>>Simpsons are a SATIRE. They are the opposite of role-
>>models. In my opinion, the Simpsons is the most
>>important satire in many years (and its hilarious too,
>>for the same reason).
>
>Anthony : Ak! Jokes don't come across to well in email, do they?
>
>Alain : You are correct that humour doesn't translate well to E-mail. I
>am in little bit dumb in this regard too.
The thing that thre me off is the capitalization of "SATIRE". Noramally on
the 'Net, all caps means yelling...
>This time, however, I
>inferred correctly that you were joking. I was just checking to see if
>you like the Simpsons for the same reasons that I do (e.g. the
>political satire aspects of the show).
Yes, the satire is great. One of the few places it exists anymore... Hmmm,
it's always fun trying to figure out who they're poking fun at.
It is sort of funny trying to figure out where the stand on issues. Take
Lissa for example -- on some episodes, she is a perfect Objectivist. On
others, a left-wing environmental nut... hmmm.... NRA4EVER :).
