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"Why do so many of the funniest things on social media make no sense at all?
How about Ashby’s stunt scenes for a back brace infomercial on a white swivel
chair, overlaid with Chopin’s
Nocturne in E Flat Major – or her
improvisations as The Lorax; a sequence of HOW I LOOK: #brainrot memes; or a
congregation of cats lip-syncing the national anthem. These short, sharp jolts
of what some may label “nonsense” dominate feeds worldwide.
This is absurdist humour.
It doesn’t build slowly like a sitcom, or unfurl as witty repartee in a novel.
It doesn’t explain itself like a stand-up routine. Instead, it hits fast,
surprises us, and vanishes."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
