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Jun 6th, 2008 03:16 PM | |||||
BurntToShreds | Sometimes, I get tired of his writing that's suposed to read like a real conversation. It just doesn't click with me. | ||||
Jun 6th, 2008 12:04 PM | |||||
Dimnos | Simply put... Max is the shit! The good kind of shit not the stinky kind. | ||||
Jun 6th, 2008 02:47 AM | |||||
executioneer | he reminds me of jack handey | ||||
Jun 6th, 2008 12:19 AM | |||||
Skulhedface |
GRRRR BAAAAAAA INTERNET JERK I AM RAAAARRRARRRGH But not really because I do not enjoy things I don't like and everyone has an opinion right oh lol hi guys I'm back egads sorry this post wasn't meanspirited or anything ijustfeltlikebeinganassholeit'smyfirstpostinmonths for the record I like Max Burbank's writing. |
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Jun 2nd, 2008 10:51 PM | |||||
Protoclown |
As one of the writers on the site, my word is FUCKING LAW, so I can say as a FACT that Max Burbank is the funniest writer on here. But, as was said elsewhere in this thread, we each have our own styles and humor is pretty subjective regardless of quality, so I really think it is cool that we all have our own unique styles and sort of run the gamut of comedy writing around here. I appreciate having Max around though, because not only do I immensely enjoy reading his new material each week, but reading his stuff makes me strive to be a better writer because I want to keep trying to reach that level myself. Not emulate or copy, mind you, but he makes it look so easy, you know? |
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Jun 2nd, 2008 10:11 AM | |||||
McClain | When I read Max I frequently find myself asking, "Why didn't I think of that?" That's my mark for a good humorist. | ||||
Jun 2nd, 2008 06:44 AM | |||||
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Jun 2nd, 2008 04:04 AM | |||||
goldenbane | Now I feel horrible about starting this thread. Today I was searching through old articles and came across Max's feature on how he was going to keep his daughter from becoming obsessed with Harry Potter. I dont' think I've laughed so hard in a long time! That was a very brilliantly written piece. | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 11:48 PM | |||||
Mockery | Believe me man, I would if I could, but those two basically quit the internet. I still hope that they'll pop up again someday though... | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 11:23 PM | |||||
executioneer | and jixby phillips | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 11:08 PM | |||||
GADZOOKS | BRING BACK FATSATAN AND PJALNE | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 10:32 PM | |||||
Colonel Flagg |
Sometimes Max's writing is heartfelt and serious, sometimes it is bitingly sarcastic and occasionally he writes as would an emu on acid. So perhaps in in the first case the reason people aren't laughing is because they're not really supposed to laugh, but rather think. In the second case, his humor is somewhat of an acquired taste (a certain open letter comes to mind, which not everyone realized was written with tongue planted firmly in cheek) where in the last case, if you try to understand the humor, they might chuck you into a loony bin, so the best recourse is simply to go with the flow and laugh. Part of what I like about Max's writing is that I never know what kind of piece he'll present, and that fills me with a great sense of anticipation. |
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Jun 1st, 2008 02:25 PM | |||||
Fat_Hippo | I find that Max's articles have a larger difference in how funny or not they are than those of the others writers here do. Some have me nearly falling off my chair from laughter while others leave me scratching my head. Maybe I'm somewhere in between getting and not getting his humor, so that it only works for me sometimes. But Max at his best is THE best. | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 01:25 PM | |||||
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Jun 1st, 2008 10:03 AM | |||||
Chojin | the real triumph here is that dirge has returned! | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 08:50 AM | |||||
mburbank |
I'm not in the least offended. Humor is completely subjective, and I think I-mocks greatest strength is how much ground we cover. We're like the Beatles of reasonably unknown free comedy writing on the internet. The reason I-mock is my home base is because more than any other editor I've encountered, RoG lets me be me. Both Cracked and Lampoon at one time or another either editted my stuff in ways I hated to suit their audience, or asked that I write stuff more specifficallly tailored to them. And I'm totally able to do that, but to write tailored stuff that doesn't totally suit me, I want more money. Sometimes I get it, mostly I don't. I'll say this, in my comedy career I've always pretty much been an acquired taste. The more times you see me or read me, the more you get me. Generally. Or not, in which case, that's fine. I'd still like your money , though, because I'm hungry and my clothes have holes in them. Also, especially if I wrote something you did like (like the destroyer article) Yyou may find if you look into some of the other stuff I;m talking about, you'll see connections and discover new interests. Anyway, I think it's cool that Goldenbane read I-mock and thinks about it enough to have made his comment. |
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Jun 1st, 2008 06:02 AM | |||||
Dirge |
Hi max, just wanted to say ur awful at jokes i dont get. much luv, goldenbane |
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Jun 1st, 2008 03:44 AM | |||||
goldenbane |
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Eh, I tend to ramble. |
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Jun 1st, 2008 03:30 AM | |||||
Tadao | Geez Proto, whyagottacallMaxoutlikethat? | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 03:29 AM | |||||
Chojin | I like how the first sentence of his post makes a BOLD STATEMENT and then the other 20 lines are spent running away from that remark at top speed. | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 03:22 AM | |||||
Dr. Boogie | To be fair, the only reason Burbank has that title is because I stopped writing myself. | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 03:16 AM | |||||
pac-man |
Was I just involved in a polite exchange? |
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Jun 1st, 2008 02:03 AM | |||||
Misdemonar | WHY THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT I WORK HARD AT BEING A COMDEION ON I-MOCKERY. | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 01:58 AM | |||||
pac-man | You're hilarious too, Misdemonar. | ||||
Jun 1st, 2008 01:48 AM | |||||
Misdemonar | NEW PEPOLE | ||||
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