FW: activestate perl on cygwin
Dave Korn
dave.korn@artimi.com
Thu Jan 11 19:44:00 GMT 2007
On 11 January 2007 04:44, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
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> Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
> I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather... Not
> screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
I feel that the humour potential of this joke is diminished by the use of a
car. You don't get very many passengers in a car. Much better if he's a bus-
or plane- driver. Or even a zeppelin. And the meter of that final clause is
all wrong; the punchline is "passengers", and anything after that just gives
time for the impact to diminish before you've even finished telling it. Much
punchier if you say
I hope I die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather.... Not
kicking and screaming like his passengers.
[ Yes, I am aware you are not personally responsible for the wording of
entries in your quotes file! ]
cheers,
DaveK
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Can't think of a witty .sigline today....
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