I laughed when the Native American guy said that racism was bad because he was treated like a common Black person, israelite, Hispanic or wop. But the parts where that prostitute tried to kill the main character were just stupid as hell.
>criticizing humour from 60 years ago.
good grief, son.
most humour does not age well. if something in the realm of jokes is fresh, funny, and / or cutting-edge, it is echoed and imitated in culture until it becomes the stuff of household humour, then mindless / reflexive response, then hacky, then unfunny. there's no changing this. you also wouldn't have the humour of today if not for all the intermediate steps. put the jokes from Rick and Morty (or whatever your favourite thing this year is) back in 1961 and it would go over like a lead balloon. even cultural context aside, the types of jokes, the way the joke is told, needs a bed of understanding in the minds of the audience.
all that being said, some of C22's humour stands. funny book, as the board verdict affirms.
>most humour does not age well
I agree. I think the obvious answer is that if you appeal to the current social climate too much and try to be "in" with the humor, it's gonna age like milk. But there are things that are universally funny, like farts, human stupidity, bad luck, unexpectedness... Which is why stuff like Looney Tunes will always be funny.
A lot of people consider Don Quixote funny. I read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (1889) and it was pretty funny. So imo if you're honest about the human condition and acknowledge human stupidity for what it is instead of preaching to a crowd, it's always gonna be funny
Again with this thread? Anyways, yes it is a funny book. The chapter on Major Major Major Major and the conversation with Lieutenant Scheisskopf are some of the things off the top of my head that legitimately make me lol
Its hilarious
The flashback to the cadet graduation is the only original and good spin of "whose on first"
The moaning at seeing the nurse with the general
Major Major Major Major origin
I remember thinking the moaning man would be something hilarious with all the build up around it, but it turned out to be incredibly sad. It's one of those books with funny and almost juvenile comedic moments while other parts are very real and depressing.
>Major Major Major Major origin
I found this incredibly sad actually, especially when it went on to describe his life of groveling for others afterwards.
it is pretty funny
Funny book.
What more can I say?
Still funny though
I laughed when the Native American guy said that racism was bad because he was treated like a common Black person, israelite, Hispanic or wop. But the parts where that prostitute tried to kill the main character were just stupid as hell.
Unironically filtered.
& justifiably so, because its a deeply funny story, until it ceases to be
Recommend more funny books, I'll start
The Sellout was pretty funny, would recommend.
This sounds right up my alley, thanks for the recommendation anon.
dead souls is probably the funniest one I've read
>criticizing humour from 60 years ago.
good grief, son.
most humour does not age well. if something in the realm of jokes is fresh, funny, and / or cutting-edge, it is echoed and imitated in culture until it becomes the stuff of household humour, then mindless / reflexive response, then hacky, then unfunny. there's no changing this. you also wouldn't have the humour of today if not for all the intermediate steps. put the jokes from Rick and Morty (or whatever your favourite thing this year is) back in 1961 and it would go over like a lead balloon. even cultural context aside, the types of jokes, the way the joke is told, needs a bed of understanding in the minds of the audience.
all that being said, some of C22's humour stands. funny book, as the board verdict affirms.
picrel, also Sirens of Titan by the 'gut
>most humour does not age well
I agree. I think the obvious answer is that if you appeal to the current social climate too much and try to be "in" with the humor, it's gonna age like milk. But there are things that are universally funny, like farts, human stupidity, bad luck, unexpectedness... Which is why stuff like Looney Tunes will always be funny.
A lot of people consider Don Quixote funny. I read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (1889) and it was pretty funny. So imo if you're honest about the human condition and acknowledge human stupidity for what it is instead of preaching to a crowd, it's always gonna be funny
I'm currently reading Don Quixote and it's so impressive how much of the humor holds up.
The bureacratic hell it describes is pretty funny
Siege of Krishnapur is a much better book.
Too long in my opinion but it has some funny parts, like the officer who's obsessed with parades.
Major Major Major Major was pretty funny too
Again with this thread? Anyways, yes it is a funny book. The chapter on Major Major Major Major and the conversation with Lieutenant Scheisskopf are some of the things off the top of my head that legitimately make me lol
Its hilarious
The flashback to the cadet graduation is the only original and good spin of "whose on first"
The moaning at seeing the nurse with the general
Major Major Major Major origin
I remember thinking the moaning man would be something hilarious with all the build up around it, but it turned out to be incredibly sad. It's one of those books with funny and almost juvenile comedic moments while other parts are very real and depressing.
"Every night he dreams of holding a live fish in his hands" this one really cracked me up. This and the counsellor asking him about the fish.
>Major Major Major Major origin
I found this incredibly sad actually, especially when it went on to describe his life of groveling for others afterwards.
It can be sad and funny