tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post5472321822542179378..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: The old ones are always the bestMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-66761554727958102242014-04-08T19:27:31.995+01:002014-04-08T19:27:31.995+01:00Rightwinggit, I hope the link put that right.
Tho...Rightwinggit, I hope the link put that right.<br /><br />Though I find the novels less gripping, I keep returning to Asimov's short fiction; the man was an exquisite literary craftsman as well as a brilliant scientific writer.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-30670214191164788462014-04-08T18:26:04.940+01:002014-04-08T18:26:04.940+01:00Years and years since I read Jokester...Years and years since I read Jokester...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-23650212096821956852014-04-08T18:09:27.652+01:002014-04-08T18:09:27.652+01:00Demetrius, the way prices are going on Oxford, if ...Demetrius, the way prices are going on Oxford, if it was £400K when you commented, it'll be at least £5k more now.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-24723203983708996572014-04-08T17:33:10.392+01:002014-04-08T17:33:10.392+01:00Is it on the market at £400,000?Is it on the market at £400,000?Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-60043193642560274942014-04-08T16:43:15.274+01:002014-04-08T16:43:15.274+01:00"Think of it this way. It's not just that..."Think of it this way. It's not just that jokes happen to be old. They must be old to be enjoyed. It's essential that a joke not be original. There's one variety of humor that is, or can be, original and that's the pun. I've heard puns that were obviously made up on the spur of the moment. I have made some up myself. But no one laughs at such puns. You're not supposed to. You groan. The better the pun, the louder the groan. Original humor is not laugh-provoking. Why?"<br /><br />Isaac Asimov' <a href="http://www.bestlibraryspot.com/ScienceFiction/Asimov32/27176.html" rel="nofollow">'Jokester'</a>Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-10070356235393997152014-04-08T11:30:01.125+01:002014-04-08T11:30:01.125+01:00Groan.Groan.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com