'Americans just don't get irony.' ?

selector.dub.u · Post by **selector.dub.u** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:28 pm

It's the oldest jibe in the book: 'Americans just don't get irony.' But they do, argues comedian Simon Pegg - our national senses of humour have more in common than we like to think

http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/fea ... 48,00.html

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:57 am

http://www.theonion.com/content/index

nuff said

selector.dub.u · Post by **selector.dub.u** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:18 am

paolo wrote:http://www.theonion.com/content/index

nuff said

yeah i have been reading the onion for years .

The author of the Guardian piece Simon Pegg does a good job imo outlining how Americans and the English perceive irony and why there is occasionally misunderstanding as a result of the difference of opinion.

RubiconMan · Post by **RubiconMan** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:37 pm

interesting read, nice one

selector.dub.u · Post by **selector.dub.u** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:04 am

Are-K142 wrote:interesting read, nice one

thanks.
I want to his movie shaun of the dead now as well.

ands · Post by **ands** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:12 am

PLUCK A DOODLE DOO, good read. I'd like to see this newer one too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PozpLYzBYU

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:46 am

If yous like simon pegg you should check out 'spaced', it's a tv series with him in. It's a few years old but still wicked

metalboxproducts · Post by **metalboxproducts** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:17 am

I ve never really gone with that line of thinking. Most of my favourate comidians are American

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:18 am

metalboxproducts wrote:I ve never really gone with that line of thinking. Most of my favourate comidians are American

Yeah, agree with that one.

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:04 pm

Just think it's a bit rich of certain brits to make out they're so superior to US humour when there are so many of my fellow countrymen who have difficulty "getting" slapstick.

There is fuckwittery everywhere it seems

forensix (mcr) · Post by **forensix (mcr)** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:14 pm

Irons just dont get Americany

'Americans just don't get irony.' ?

'Americans just don't get irony.' ?

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