Alert the joke police
Another day with just one silent penultimate panel:
The Duplex by Glenn McCoy
Like a lot of folks, I watched a lot of Saturday Night Live from the age of fifteen to nineteen or so. Which means I watched a lot during the late eighties and early nineties. Which means I saw a lot of "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey" segments. Which means I know exactly where you stole this joke from, Glenn.
Unless Jack Handey stole it himself. Once a gag is stolen three times, it becomes public domain.
Look at today's Baby Blues.
Okay, that's cute. But tell me if this is funnier:
One less panel and one extra sound-effect makes the rhythm snappier. I think it better this way, but who am I?
posted by Matt Gill at 7:50 PM
2 Comments:
I'm not positive, but I think the original Deep Thoughts line ended with "then he's a mile away from you and he has no shoes", which is why this is even worse than a simple stolen gag, it ruins the punchline by not finishing the thought.
I agree with you on the Baby Blues comic. Your way is many times funnier. The other way with the SPP made no sense at all.
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