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Subject: Re: Meta-humor in Charles Schulz's Peanu
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Date: Thu, 5-Dec-85 09:53:00 EST
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>                                                         Some of my
> favorite meta-humor is that which appears in comic strips, when the
> artists get up the courage to take a risk with some unconventional
> humor.

Agreed, though it takes a very talented humorist to come up with really
funny material.  An example that immediately came to mind is the "Bloom
County" comic strip in which Yaz Pistachio (a short lived character)
complains about her unusual name.  She says something to the effect of
"CAn there be a worse name?"  After a bit of thinking, one of the
regulars responds "Berke Breathed."  And she agrees.  It is reprinted
in one of the Bloom County anthologies. (the specifics escapes me
because the book isn't near me - in fact it's ten miles away.)

Wayne Wylupski                   ...!{ihnp4,ima}!inmet!ada-uts!wayne

P.S.  For those who just went "Huh?", Berke Breathed is the creator
      of Bloom County.  In this case, only those who pay attention
      to the strip (True fans) thinks it's outrageously funny.  It
      fails to be funny when it has to be explained.  This is
      therefore a poor attempt at meta-humor.