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Dave Barry on Humor, Writing, and Life as a Florida Man

Conversations with Tyler

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I've Never Found Slapstick Funny, but I Found It Funny

I'm the kind of person i hardly ever find slapstick funny. Me too. And i mi lok old slapstick. It doesn't seem funny at all. Intuitively, you would think slapstick, being only physical, have a much longer half life. What i find funny is very culturally specific references. An abbotin castellos stetch. Is abbot or castello funnier to you abbot being the straight man? I think he's much funnier someone who just passed away.

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