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Subject: Re: FALSE Meta-humour
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Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 05:21:43 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  5 05:21:43 1986
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In article <811@cylixd.UUCP>, dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) says:
     
>For a good example of sloppy, obvious, false meta-humour, tune in to
>CBN sometime and watch any old episode of the George Burns show. In
>defence of the writers of that show, it is quite apparent that they
>MEANT to be as obvious as possible with the meta-comments. And to that
>end they succeeded. They practically hit you over the head with it.
     
Well, that is a different case.  It wasn't supposed to be meta-humor.
Burns is actually talking to the audience.  On purpose.  Remember, there
was also a live studio audience at the time.  Also the show is a bit
different because he was playing himself, for the most part.
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Michael S. Weiss
The Pennsylvania State University
MW9@PSUVM.BITNET
     
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