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Why The Internet Ruins Humor: A Sophisticated Theory [How Things Work]
Posted on May 22, 2008
All Internet humor is entirely reliant on you recognizing that thing you know, and nothing more. An article at Something Awful, the astute comedy site devoted to critiquing the Internet, explains why the Internet ruins all humor. Below, what would have happened if Seinfeld aired today. (In short, it would have annoyed you to death.)If Seinfeld episodes like The Soup Nazi had aired ten years later, think of how much more grating the reaction would have been. Millions of images of Jason Alexander emblazoned with the caption I LIEK SOUPS. Millions more pictures of the Soup Nazi, posted in r...
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