Two terms you may want to Google:

"foil" and "straight man."


--- In [email protected], "Ellen"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> being funny and insulting are 2 different things. Puns about the
sofa
> weren't insulting me per se.  I may not thought they were riotously
> funny, but they weren't offensive.  I like Gene.  I like discussing
his
> opinion on stuff and seeing whether his readers/chatters share his
> opinion.  I like the fact that most of you share my political
leanings
> and general world view.  I have always wondered whether sense of
humor
> means being able to come up with funny things or appreciating funny
> things. I LOVE standup comedy and Monty Python and laughing at W
until
> you cry because it's so scary.  I may not aspire to be a standup
> comedian, but I appreciate those who are.  I love the comics.  I
like
> the fact that people have these random issues or anecdotal
experiences
> they want to share and see if others have had similar experiences
and
> what they did in the same circumstances.  I like when people bring
> funny new articles to the attention of the group. 
>
> But I didn't sign up to be insulted, harrassed, or bullied.  Again,
> deprecating comments will not scare me away from this group,
especially
> as given by strangers who live miles away, but I don't think they
> contribute much to the board.  My 2c.
>







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