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You readers of the Crab Cracker, our local advertising and literary journal, must surely have felt my discomfort last week when the Cracker issued its apology for offending you readers with a humor column by fellow satirist Tim Jones\u2019s View from the Bleachers. Surely I would be hauled in next and forced to confess my sarcastic crimes. Tim had upset some of you with his reference to the starving kids in Africa who he had planned to help with his Powerball winnings — well, after he\u2019d bought a few Picassos and a jet and some other items most of us would purchase without one iota of thought for the poor or the struggling or the \u2026 Okay, better not get me going.<\/p>\n
Let me say straight up. Tim is a very funny guy. You meet him, you\u2019ll realize he\u2019s a nice guy too. He didn\u2019t win the Powerball lottery, but you know what, he\u2019d already sponsored a couple of kids in Africa for seven years through World Vision. You or me sponsor any? No? Didn\u2019t think so. I\u2019ve read and re-read his article to see if maybe there was a hint of something dark and sinister lurking under the real point, which is that we lottery fantasists are narcissistic materialists. Maybe, just maybe, this is the rub with the folks who missed Tim\u2019s sarcasm. (Only kidding!)<\/p>\n
We live in a world these days that\u2019s mostly lost its sense of humor. Any perceived offense, fire away on Facebook, write a letter to the editor, shoot out a bad review. I\u2019m not completely against political correctness, but for the luvva Bob Hope, not every grievance is punishable by banishment. If it were, we\u2019d put an end to these embarrassing GOP debates. (Only kidding, of course.) I don\u2019t know who\u2019s amputating funny bones in the dead of night, but they\u2019ve gone missing. I checked with my insurance company and discovered to my horror they do not cover funny bone repair or replacement. So blame Obamacare!! (Only kidding, of course.)<\/p>\n
But before I end up giving a lame lecture about what makes comedy funny, let me just apologize ahead of time for some of my up-coming so-called humor sketches in case I step on any toes. (Only kidding, trust me\u2026.) For those with sensitive elbows maybe just stick to the \u2018word of the day\u2019 column a few doors down. Won\u2019t make you laugh, but I\u2019m betting that hasn\u2019t happened in a very long time. (Oh stop, I\u2019m only pulling your leg\u2026.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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