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senseandsensibility

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8. Maybe "funny" isn't the word

Reply to calimary (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 06:13 PM

4 hrs ago

Satire is a little different. To me it's illuminating, hard hitting, and revealing in a lighter way than say a 400 word article would be. I might chuckle a little bitterly at it, but I like the way it makes you think.

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That's the point. They aren't related but the media (NYT for example) will act like they are. erronis 4 hrs ago #5

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Full belly laugh. Still chuckling. Thank you. It's perfect. Biophilic 5 hrs ago #3

I wish I could share those belly laughs with you. calimary 4 hrs ago #6

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