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Journeyman

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3. Lenny Bruce: "Satire is tragedy plus time". . .

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 10:55 PM

Jul 2013

Given enough time, anything can be made fun of, even murder. Which, as Bruce pointed out, "is ridiculous if you think about it."

"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how'dcha like the play?"

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OH LORD!!! Bill making jokes about the Zimmerman case [View all] bigdarryl Jul 2013 OP

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Lenny Bruce: "Satire is tragedy plus time". . . Journeyman Jul 2013 #3