Am I overreacting by being upset at this Seinfeld joke?

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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I know I posted the quote earlier in this thread -- but since I read something Mark Twain shared back when I was in high school I always believed in it --- "Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand"
    It is different for everyone - but for me I typically laugh when I'm angry, sad, confused, lost, happy, etc --- it truly is my best medicine. 

    Clearly you do not share this feeling and should never watch Seinfeld, Family Guy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc. 
    Stick with kid comedy or something that you know will stay in the strike zone so that you can get the laughter that will make you feel better.
    Accept that what many find funny, you will never.
    Who cares what Mark Twain said. Is it dogma now?
    I care.  And I appreciate its context and sentiment.

  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,656
    Yes. 
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    hedonist said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I know I posted the quote earlier in this thread -- but since I read something Mark Twain shared back when I was in high school I always believed in it --- "Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand"
    It is different for everyone - but for me I typically laugh when I'm angry, sad, confused, lost, happy, etc --- it truly is my best medicine. 

    Clearly you do not share this feeling and should never watch Seinfeld, Family Guy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc. 
    Stick with kid comedy or something that you know will stay in the strike zone so that you can get the laughter that will make you feel better.
    Accept that what many find funny, you will never.
    Who cares what Mark Twain said. Is it dogma now?
    I care.  And I appreciate its context and sentiment.

    Well, I don't
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    You ever comment in a thread and regret it because now it'll show up in your "participated" discussions from here on out?
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  • SmallestOceans
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    Move along people...

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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    You ever comment in a thread and regret it because now it'll show up in your "participated" discussions from here on out?
    Perhaps you can ask Kat or Sea to delete your posts.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Gee hasn't this thread made me even more despised here.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,588
    edited December 2017
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Gee hasn't this thread made me even more despised here.
    a truer statement might be , we dont really understand, is all.

    perhaps its just a reflection of a general american sense of humor, for good or bad.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835
    I didn't think sharing the Mark Twain quote would offend you.  I'm sorry for commenting in your thread.  Disagreement is clearly an offense causing activity.  
    :anguished:
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Gee hasn't this thread made me even more despised here.

    Nobody despises you. 
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    hedonist said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I know I posted the quote earlier in this thread -- but since I read something Mark Twain shared back when I was in high school I always believed in it --- "Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand"
    It is different for everyone - but for me I typically laugh when I'm angry, sad, confused, lost, happy, etc --- it truly is my best medicine. 

    Clearly you do not share this feeling and should never watch Seinfeld, Family Guy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc. 
    Stick with kid comedy or something that you know will stay in the strike zone so that you can get the laughter that will make you feel better.
    Accept that what many find funny, you will never.
    Who cares what Mark Twain said. Is it dogma now?
    I care.  And I appreciate its context and sentiment.

    Well, I don't
    I don't despise you, but I don't get your rudeness - especially in light of all of the times you've reached out to people here in times of trouble, and they reached in to you in kindness.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I didn't think sharing the Mark Twain quote would offend you.  I'm sorry for commenting in your thread.  Disagreement is clearly an offense causing activity.  
    :anguished:
    Where did I say the Twain quote offended me?
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    hedonist said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    hedonist said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I know I posted the quote earlier in this thread -- but since I read something Mark Twain shared back when I was in high school I always believed in it --- "Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand"
    It is different for everyone - but for me I typically laugh when I'm angry, sad, confused, lost, happy, etc --- it truly is my best medicine. 

    Clearly you do not share this feeling and should never watch Seinfeld, Family Guy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc. 
    Stick with kid comedy or something that you know will stay in the strike zone so that you can get the laughter that will make you feel better.
    Accept that what many find funny, you will never.
    Who cares what Mark Twain said. Is it dogma now?
    I care.  And I appreciate its context and sentiment.

    Well, I don't
    I don't despise you, but I don't get your rudeness - especially in light of all of the times you've reached out to people here in times of trouble, and they reached in to you in kindness.
    WTH, how am I being rude?
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    dankind said:
    And what is that meant to mean?
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Let's everybody rip one sip one slip one, and listen to some Pearl Jam.

    Funniest Pearl Jam song??
    What is it?
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  • WhatYouTaughtMe
    WhatYouTaughtMe Posts: 4,957
    rgambs said:
    Let's everybody rip one sip one slip one, and listen to some Pearl Jam.

    Funniest Pearl Jam song??
    What is it?
    Olympic Platinum
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Soon Forget?

    Don't say Dirty Frank.
    Don't even do it.
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    dankind said:
    And what is that meant to mean?
    It’s a gif about nothing. 
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