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1 Post author: NancyLebovitz 25 January 2011 11:37AM

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Comment author: ata 25 January 2011 09:17:50PM *  1 point [-]

I grinned at a few points, but didn't find it particularly funny, overall. Though if the recording and the visuals had been done a bit better, this might have been the sort of thing I would have liked.

(But something about this reminded me of the "22 Men" sketch from "The 2000-Year-Old Man", which I did find funny.)

While we're on the subject, I'm curious if anyone else here finds things like Pokey the Penguin funny... and if there are any theories of humour that would explain why I find it hilarious while most people just find it baffling and pointless (or mildly amusing at best).

Comment author: David_Gerard 25 January 2011 09:58:17PM 0 points [-]

Pokey the Penguin is brilliant. Four dead babies out of five!