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UPDATE: Ezra has the latest
"Finally, we have some top talent looking into the matter of what is or isn't funny. Forget about Jerry Seinfeld or Jay Leno; we've got the dour sourpusses at the HRCs on the file."And you've gotta love it when he gets right down to the nitty-gritty...
"Once they come up with the magic recipe, wannabe comedians around the world will simply have to follow the instructions of the HRCs, and -- presto! -- the laughs will follow."
"At least that's the logic of a government agency that seeks to be the arbiter of what is or isn't funny."
If a lesbian tells a joke about lesbians, and it's not funny, do you still have to laugh?Gotta love it.
"If you don't, is that discrimination?"
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