Comments on: Daily Article http://www.winsomescholar.com/2008/contempfic/daily-article-2/ The one Source for All my Students Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Okie http://www.winsomescholar.com/2008/contempfic/daily-article-2/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Okie Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.winsomescholar.com/wordpress/2008/04/daily-article-2/#comment-627 I can see a link between "quirkiness" and satire. Take Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions: do his drawings serve a purpose in his satire? I think so.<br/><br/>I also think that if you remove underlying meanings to his humor, quirkiness is all that remains.<br/><br/>Also: quirkiness is more subtle than other forms of humor. It can be more intelligent like wit, and it also can be a wee bit elitist, or at least cliquish -- which allows us to laugh at the world with our friends.<br/><br/>Throwin' some ideas out there. I can see a link between “quirkiness” and satire. Take Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions: do his drawings serve a purpose in his satire? I think so.

I also think that if you remove underlying meanings to his humor, quirkiness is all that remains.

Also: quirkiness is more subtle than other forms of humor. It can be more intelligent like wit, and it also can be a wee bit elitist, or at least cliquish — which allows us to laugh at the world with our friends.

Throwin’ some ideas out there.

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