Weird News Video #45 -- Road Runner vs Coyote
Episode #45: Howling Mad -- from True's 12 April 2009 issue.
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Posted by Ann Illinois on April 27, 2009:
Too funny, however what are Canadan geese? I have heard of CandIan geese but not Canadan as Randy said in the video :)
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What I quite clearly say is "Canada Geese". There's no such thing as "Canadian Geese" (unless you've confirmed citizenship by carefully inspecting their passports). The breed is Canada goose, as you can read for yourself. -rc
Posted by Kelly, San Diego CA on April 27, 2009:
Yes, but, were any cardboard animals harmed? You could have PETCA after you.
It was a good story, but I don't think being on video made it any better. If you had found video of the original sign, to better humiliate the morong, that might have made video necessary. As it was, it was a relatively normal story. Any time the teller says "this is funny! This is really funny!", it usually isn't *that* funny...maybe too much buildup, I don't know. Just my $.02. I think a more modest buildup would have made it better.
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*shrug* -- I can only go by the comments before yours, and they've been quite positive. Different strokes for different folks. -rc
Posted by Chris (Melbourne, AU) on April 27, 2009:
Re Kelly of San Diego:
I agree that this kinda didn't live up to the hype, but it's undeniably a very funny story. If you (like me) are a Premium subscriber, then yes, the video isn't a huge improvement over the text version; but you can point someone to this video who has never read TRUE before. (I don't know what the deal is with free subscribers - when does the video come out compared to the free edition? If the video's published after Free-True, then it comes to the same thing whether you're paid or no, otherwise the free people get this as a precursor to the full column.)
Of course, how funny something is depends a lot on your background. But Kelly's right: too much buildup kills a "merely great" joke (merely?? When you look at the level of humour in what so often gets emailed around - or these days, shared via Facebook notes/groups - the odd "great" joke is a wonderful thing), because people are expecting something absolutely superb.
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