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OP We're on the same page, Flatlander. Absolutely. I suppose I'm trying to gain some sense of when I would say exaggeration ends and hyperbole begins.
Yes, I think I'd enjoy herding cats, especially when missing forests for being blinded by trees.
Speaking of being on the same page, there is a website I just discovered a few minutes ago that is dedicated to the analysis of humor--well worth at least a skimming for those who like to categorize and classify ideas--and also to think about why we laugh (or smile, which is sometimes better even than laughing):
http://facstaff.uww.edu/shiblesw/humorbook/index.html
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Types of Humor: Understated Exaggeration Wordwind 06/24/04 09:23 PM Re: Types of Humor: Understated Exaggeration Flatlander 06/25/04 11:59 AM Re: Types of Humor: Understated Exaggeration Wordwind 06/25/04 02:37 PM Re: Types of Humor: Understated Exaggeration Capfka 06/25/04 03:28 PM Re: Types of Humor: Understated Exaggeration Wordwind 06/26/04 11:09 AM Re: Types of Humor: Understated Exaggeration Capfka 06/26/04 08:31 PM
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