tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post4450922480226693509..comments2023-07-22T01:45:19.201-04:00Comments on THE DEMON DUCK OF DOOM ( or '3D' for short): What's So Funny? or: It Takes Balls to LaughNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-39588158702280013532008-03-22T06:37:00.000-04:002008-03-22T06:37:00.000-04:00Charles Solomon's book is not the main source for ...Charles Solomon's book is not the main source for Bugs Bunny material: there are excellent monographs on the character by Jerry Beck and others.<BR/>My favorite definition of Bugs is that he is the way Americans of the forties chose to view themselves: tough, but fair, and only responding violently when attacked. Bugs simply could not be an aggressive character; he's too brash, too smart.<BR/>I find that he's a brilliant combination of the James Cagney city slicker with the classic African character of the clever rabbit. Actually a lot of cultures have stories about the small defenseless animal that outwits his hunters, but only in America, and only at Warner Brothers Animation, would someone have the brilliant idea of combining Bre'r Rabbit with James Cagney.<BR/>Tex Avery deserves a lot of the credit for making Bugs a 'cool' character rather than the hysterical Daffy-like personality he was at first.<BR/><BR/>Now as to female comedians: They've always been with us. Most are quoted as "Anonymous". Recently they've been able to come up on stage and write their own stuff. But there's still a long way to go.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-85068563481075630362008-03-20T23:39:00.000-04:002008-03-20T23:39:00.000-04:00For me you're right,time convinced me that maybe t...For me you're right,time convinced me that maybe the bottom differences in a majority cases of battle of sexes about intelligence between genders ,are primary cultural,don't forget that the culture is very inner us and is in humor too.The BBC article,gives the illusion of humor as an only natural and biological Phenomenon,where the professor justifies his theory of male hormones.<BR/><BR/>Male comedians outnumber female ones is true,as in other careers,but the reason of that is not so simple, needs a worthy complete sociological study,cause the reason for that has a great amount of social culture specially in relation to subtle imposed behavior to women and what they can do in that limited environment to be what they really are. <BR/><BR/>Is like to think that in middle ages were less talented persons capable to do animation than now. Animation as we know didn’t exist, however the potential Intellectual ability was there. <BR/><BR/>And here is a quote of the Charles Solomon book: "The History Of Animation,Enchanted Drawings" related to Bugs Bunny personality: Chuck Jones comment "Bugs started out in a sort of a Harpo Marx mode, then moved through Groucho Marx,” he explains. “ He became a very sophisticated character , a combination of Rex Harrison playing professor O’Higgins (who normally would prefer to stay in and mind his own business, although still a very intellectual bird),D’Artagnan ( because of the things he was able to do) and Dorothy Parker ( because of the quips). If you blend those elements together, you have a pretty good idea of what Bugs was all about.” :-)deniseletterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549486044473359842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-35365453664751654722008-01-12T19:49:00.000-05:002008-01-12T19:49:00.000-05:00Professors make the most gas of all.Professors make the most gas of all.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-74878421003375679452008-01-10T14:23:00.000-05:002008-01-10T14:23:00.000-05:00I read that first quote as "Men make more gas than...I read that first quote as "<I>Men make more <B>gas</B> than women . . .</I>"<BR/><BR/>The professor's thesis makes more sense when read that way.Kevin Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14678528568112279975noreply@blogger.com