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WCDT: 2465-2469 (10-14 June, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
DSL:
Well, I think Claire's hilarious. And adorable. But Vurogj is right: Proper deployment of a pun is to act as though it wasn't even there, and wait for folks to realize it after the fact. Delayed gratification, and all that.
Zebediah:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 10 Jun 2013, 01:17 ---Jeph had said earlier that AnthroPCs don't "do religion", so he must have meant they don't do doctrine and ritual.
--- End quote ---
It's also possible that this is a new development. The Singularity is a recent event in the QCverse, and AI society may be evolving rapidly. So this may be something that has begun since the last time the subject was addressed.
Tova:
Her puns are clever - she needs to work on her delivery...
Method of Madness:
Their reaction (looking at her silently, then moving on without any acknowledgement) strikes me as needlessly mean. And yet it's not the first time it's happened, even if it always seems out of character for most of the people who do it.
Border Reiver:
Generally, I find that the best way to deliver puns, or similar forms of humour is to deliver the line absolutely straight, and then move on without going for acknowledgement.
That of course and not trying to fit them in as aften as possible in conversations.
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