On another forum, I was talking about Colbert.

[Kire]

This right winger whose profile says George Patton is too left wing for him said that Colbert is not witty. He compared him to George Carlin and Richard Pryor, but he insisted Colbert was not witty.

http://community.aarp.org/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&tsn=51&tid=33098&webtag=rp-issues

[nashville_brook]

1. doncha love it when that happens...

yeah, that Stephen Hawking ain't so smart... he's just like that old Einstein...

[Shadowen]

2. JK Rowling?

Not rich. She's no wealthier than, hah, Oprah.

[wtmusic]

3. These people did not understand half of the jokes

When you don't understand, it's not as funny :silly:

[mduffy31]

4. So this guy doesn't think that Pryor or Carlin are funny either.

Just two comic geniuses. Moran...

[Breeze54]

5. Hey? I have two "progressive" friends who said and...

I quote...
#1.
"What struck me most is that many of his remarks were outright lies "You're my hero"
or whatever and then he'd go on and impeccably wordsmith another few of these peoples' foibles.
Talking out of both sides of his mouth, just like W and the press."

and......

#2.
"Interesting isn't it? He can dish it out, with all those knicknames he gives people, but he can't take it!"

I said, in reply, between fits of laughter.... :wtf:

"I can't BELIEVE you don't see the humor!!!!!! IT WAS :sarcasm:!!!
:rofl: :rofl:

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I can't figure them out either! Have they no sense of humor??
:shrug:

I'm truly appalled!!

[electropop]

6. Well, he's only funny to elites...

liberal elites, ie those intelligent enough to get sarcasm.