Daryl wrote --

Amazing what they consider "humor"...and the "canned laugh track" does not cut it.

I detest laugh tracks.
A character will make some funny little remark and instead of a light chuckle, the "audience" roars with laughter.
When I was a kid there was some syndicated show and every so often the
same laughter and "Oh yeah!" was heard. I thought that member of the audience was at every show. Only later did I learn the real reason.
There was a woman in NYC in the late '50 and early '60s who went to every show every day. She made the rounds, since they were all free.
She was always in Jack Paar's audience and one time he interviewed her,
named Mrs Miller, a plump, friendly, middle aged woman.

When he told her "A telephone", she increduously said "You have got
to be kidding me!!"...and with that, she left the room. <G>

And a real pain to carry around. :)
I have a retired 1947 black Bakelite phone I used for years. It's just sitting on a table as decoration. Someone asked why I had it and I said
"It's a conversation piece". :)
Joe
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Joe,

I detest laugh tracks.

I wonder what idiot thought this up.

A character will make some funny little remark and instead of a light chuckle, the "audience" roars with laughter.

I guess everyone's sense of humor is different.

When I was a kid there was some syndicated show and every so often
the same laughter and "Oh yeah!" was heard. I thought that member of
the audience was at every show. Only later did I learn the real
reason.

Which was??

There was a woman in NYC in the late '50 and early '60s who went to every show every day. She made the rounds, since they were all free.

Well, I can't blame her for being a frugal cheapskate.

She was always in Jack Paar's audience and one time he interviewed
her, named Mrs Miller, a plump, friendly, middle aged woman.

Interesting.

When he told her "A telephone", she increduously said "You have got
to be kidding me!!"...and with that, she left the room. <G>

And a real pain to carry around. :)

I'm sure.

I have a retired 1947 black Bakelite phone I used for years. It's
just sitting on a table as decoration. Someone asked why I had it and
I said "It's a conversation piece". :)

Really.

Daryl

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