Re: Photogravure was: Re: SPE and alt update
Richard is quite right (nothing new in that). Jokes don't always travel well on the internet. It is almost as if they need a curve applied to them. None of my attempted humour ever make it, and I often miss the jokes made by others. Partly it is due to cross-cultural issues. For example, although most in my country understand the american language quite well, it is not native to us. So it was indeed fortunate that when the movie Forrest Gump reached New Zealand there were some US expats here to explain the witticisms to us. Affectionately Don Sweet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Gerling" <keith.gerling@gmail.com> To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 3:34 PM Subject: Re: Photogravure was: Re: SPE and alt update > I think I have a pretty good sense of humor and can usually recognize > satire but your jest wasn't all that apparent.. Maybe because I print > big and was a contributor to this thread on how to print big maybe I > am overly-sensitive. Given the respect you enjoy on this list and your > past scolding of others that have strayed into dangerous territory - > well I could understand how people MIGHT JUST be inclined to take you > seriously. After all, you are not the "Dark" King. Perhaps your use > of the word "vomit" was intended to trigger a smile? > > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Sandy King <sanking@clemson.edu> wrote: > > Yes, humor is in the eye of the beholder. That is why I always avoid > > reacting to comments by others unless I clearly understand them. > > > > Jon's rejoinder to my comments, which were in jest, were insulting. If Jon > > did not understand the real meaning of the comment, better to keep his mouth > > shut, IMO. Perhaps his native language is not English, but that is no excuse > > for nasty insults. > > > > > > Sandy King > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 6:41 PM -0700 4/3/08, Richard Knoppow wrote: > > > > > At 06:17 PM 4/3/2008, you wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Mr. Jon, > > > > > > > > I see your sense of humor is about 2 on a scale of 0-100. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your comments. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sandy King > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Unfortunately humor, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. > > Especially in print humor or wit is often lost even when people know each > > other well. Not only in print-- I've learned to be very careful of wit > > because it can so easily be misinterpreted or even be hurtful. For myself I > > would much rather be thought a bit dull than get those strange looks from > > those who don't understand or have been inadvertently hurt. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Richard Knoppow > > > Los Angeles, CA, USA > > > dickburk@ix.netcom.com > > > > > > >
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