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shifter2009
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
Location: wisconsin
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| Zoobot wrote: |
Hey shifter... I thought you would have appreciated those lines, because I've seen a couple of Hicks clips and I was imitating his style of humour in the clips I saw.
Maybe that was too subtle for you and you just didn't "get it."
I'm sure the world would be a worse place if you drank drano. LOL at people taking me literally and calling me boorish.
That rules! |
He called Demaphobe boorish, your ego is messing with your reading comphrension |
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Zoobot
Joined: 25 Aug 2006
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:35 am Post subject: |
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| yes dear. |
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animalbirdfish
Joined: 04 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:39 am Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
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| The problem with Hicks for alot of people is they're not getting that he is trying trying to tell you something while at the sametime as being funny. It bounces off alot of peoples heads or some people just don't get it or like it. I like him cause its comedy that challenges which I think we need more of. It shocking how much of his political material you could just change a couple names and insert into todays world and youd never know it was from 15 years ago. |
Wow. Deep man....real deep.
Here I was thinking that Hicks' 'comedy' was for the challenged.
A vulgar gasbag. I certainly don't find his 'comedy' to be intellectual or stimulating; banal or crass would be more accurate. He is funny in the same way that some find poo funny.
Russel Peters, Ricky Gervais, Steven Wright, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert; these are not only funny men, but insightful and witty. |
I just watched about 40 minutes of Russell Peters on Youtube and, while he made me laugh, his comedy seemed largely harmless. Where can I find some of his more 'insightful' work?
Bill Hicks - and perhaps it's unfair to compare - was at times dangerous to the so-called established order of the world. I think Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert fall into that 'dangerous' category as well. I can enjoy a guy like Peters, but for my money I'll take the likes of Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, and, yes, Bill Hicks.
A couple classics:
Gays in the Military
Patriotism
Of course, it's all a matter of preference, too. |
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Zoobot
Joined: 25 Aug 2006
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:58 am Post subject: |
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| I think I just heard the Jehovah's Witnesses knock at my door for the third time today! |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
The fact that boorish idiots like Demophobe didn't get it should tell you something about his humor. It's not necessarily obvious humor all the time, and a lot of the references are hard to understand. |
quimmy, I realize I am a large point of reference in your little world, but please, try to find your own way.
Now, I watched some more clips, and I stand by what I said. And it's not about "not getting him"; I just don't think he's funny. He's kind of pathetic to me; a tragic, bitter little man.
Birds of a feather, quimmy.
Russel Peters? Yeah, he's just funny. Not deep or dangerous, just humorous. |
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ernie
Joined: 05 Aug 2006
Location: asdfghjk
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: |
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"He's kind of pathetic to me; a tragic, bitter little man" - but at least he stood up and said it!
exhibiting the same qualities on an internet message board - now that takes guts! |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:57 am Post subject: |
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Hicks is wonderful.
Not only is Rant in E Minor good, but so is Arizona Bay. And if you are a Tool fan, you can learn what helped inspire the song Aenima. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:40 am Post subject: |
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| Russel Peters |
One trick pony. Nuff said. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:41 am Post subject: |
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Jeez people these are all opinions...
I find Mr X funny you find him not but argue Mr. Y is great, I say not,
who cares?
Funny is also in the eye of the laugher. |
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TheFonz
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Location: North Georgia
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JeJuJitsu
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Location: McDonald's
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| Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:21 am Post subject: |
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| Too pretentious. I don't want to hear standup crossed with Deepak Chopra. Some good monologues though. |
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