Oh for gods' sakes

[serai]

Is there anyone around here besides me who still has a sense of humor about things like PUNKd?

It's a JOKE. Nobody GETS HURT. All that happens is some people THINK something happened that DIDN'T. And then they FIND OUT. That's it, people!


When I was a kid, there was a show called Candid Camera. It was essentially the same thing, except that the "victims" were ordinary people, not celebrities, and the show had a microscopic budget compared to PUNKd. There were no houses blowing up. Instead, what you got were people reacting to talking mailboxes, or choreographed crowds that wouldn't let them pass, or things like that. It was funny then, and it's funny now.

Christ in a sidecar. The world is getting grimmer and more horrid every day. Where's the harm in fooling somebody and then letting them know they've been fooled? It's incredible how thin-skinned people have gotten, and how unwilling to take a joke. Especially when it isn't even on them!!


*goes back to watch promo again* I sure hope somebody captures the whole segment. I'd really love to see this!

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[mews1945.livejournal.com]

You're probably right, and I'm glad to know we're okay. You know, I may be projecting my own personality on others when I assume they may be hurt by things I say. I'm too sensitive, and I've been told I'm overprotective. Some of that's my age, some of it comes from my uprbringing, some from my Cancerian personality, and some from the losses I've dealt with in the past few years. I find myself feeling much more for others than I ever did when I was younger, and wanting to be gentle with their feelings, and to try to protect everyone. I've always been a "mama," even when I was a little girl myself, and I still tend try to mother everyone. Just ask my 40 year old daughter, who laughs at me when I tell her to drive carefully, or to watch out for that car when we start to cross the street. I bet Elijha laughed his ass off too. He's got a great sense of humor.