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Re:John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on '... by benbot on Monday June 06, 2016 @10:49AM (#11847156)
You don't have to be non-preachy to be genuinely funny, though, despite your arbitrary % guideline. Check out Bill Hicks. Nobody has ever accused him of being either too funny or not preachy enough.
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Re:John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on '... by lujim on Monday June 06, 2016 @10:54AM (#11847203)
I wasn't being literal about the percentages. It's subjective. At this point we are trying to dissect humor and killing it in the process.
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