Let's Kill the Apostrophe

[Dave]

That's always the final part of his act, but he's a real by goodness comedian. And I'm still jealous.

 

[sixpackshaker]

That's always the final part of his act, but he's a real by goodness comedian. And I'm still jealous.

Oh, I know. But his peers make him out to be a one trick pony.

 

[Chad Sexington]

I don't really find that ... funny. He's not really making a joke, just stating a fact: similar spellings have wildly different pronunciations and similar pronunciations have wildly different spellings. Haha? Is that the punchline? 8 year olds have sussed out this lexical oddity.

 

[sixpackshaker]

Humor does not need formulas and punchlines.

 

[Shakey]

It's his delivery rather than the content that makes it funny.

 

[Chad Sexington]

I guess it is just not for me, then. I don't find the delivery funny.

 

[Ravenpoe]

wait, according to all the jealous comedians out there, he only smashed melons...

I think it depends on which Gallagher.

 

[sixpackshaker]

I think it depends on which Gallagher.

The Real Gallagher was actually the fake one.... right?

 

[PatrThom]

Humor does not need formulas [sic] and punchlines.

Doesn't hurt, though.

--Patrick

 

[fade]

I don't really find that ... funny. He's not really making a joke, just stating a fact: similar spellings have wildly different pronunciations and similar pronunciations have wildly different spellings. Haha? Is that the punchline? 8 year olds have sussed out this lexical oddity.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that. Oh, haha, he's pointing out things everyone has thought of. The buildings joke was funny, but everything else was like you say, a statement.

 

[Frank]

The current Gallagher is a racist lunatic too.

 

[GasBandit]

I'll never forgive him for that horrible music in the 90s.

"and after aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall... you're my wonder-waaaaaaaaaaa-aaa-a-a-aaaaaaaauuuhghhhhlll"

 

[Bubble181]

I still say that, in many cases, you can't just kill the '. "Its a bird, its a plane, its superman" is a sentence without a verb. Doesn't work.

 

[Tress]

I still say that, in many cases, you can't just kill the '. "Its a bird, its a plane, its superman" is a sentence without a verb. Doesn't work.

That's because it's three sentences.

Person 1: "It's a bird!"
Person 2: "It's a plane!"
Person 3: "It's Superman!"

 

[sixpackshaker]

Still, why would a guy in the 1930's be so excited about seeing a bird?

 

[GasBandit]

Still, why would a guy in the 1930's be so excited about seeing a bird?

I think the "it's a bird" part is a sort of grasping at a sane alternative when you see a man fly. Holy shit, is that a flying man? No, it... it's a bird. It has to be. Ok... uh.. a plane maybe?

 

[Covar]

No, it's

 

[DarkAudit]

Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.