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Comedy and Entropy
iaoth Started conversation Mar 24, 2001
Hi. Your entry on entropy inspired my to write this quasi-scientific entry about comedy and entropy. Enjoy. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A521696
Comedy and Entropy
MyRedDice (mucked up) Posted Mar 24, 2001
Nice stuff - though perhaps you belabour the point a little - after all, the best comedy is also concise... 
*Loved* the bit about the maximum entropy someone could take in a joke - I think "The Far Side" should definately be up there in the stratosphere of entropy levels, though - myself, I understand only about every other cartoon... 
Comedy and Entropy
iaoth Posted Mar 24, 2001
I'm glad you liked it!
Belabouring the point was originally more or less the point of this entry; I needed to add some quasi-scientific "facts" and "observations" for the entry to seem scientific...
Good point about "The Far Side", I should add that.
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