Not voting for Harris doesn’t make a person a Trump supporter. Their vote however does support Trump.

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I can recall numerous comedy movies I went to where I was the first to laugh. Like a full “ha” before everyone else started laughing. I am unsure if I influenced others to laugh, I was more satisfied that I didn’t need another person to laugh to actually enjoy what I was seeing.

It wasn’t “just” the audience. Sweetening enhances the laughing - it doesn’t replace it.

I always thought of it this way. You see fun videos of sitcom outtakes, everyone is having fun on set. This means multiple takes. How hard would you imagine it is for an audience member, on the 15th take, to laugh? Sweetening.

You are partially correct. The pacing is a thing, for sure.

But if you do watch those videos there are plenty of non-joke pauses for laughs. I can recall one where one of the guys walks up to the others sitting in the cafeteria and says “hey guys”… pause for laughs. He wasn’t dressed funny, he wasn’t doing anything odd, just… “time to laugh, I guess”.

IMO, canned laughs are the tool of those that aren’t really that good at writing comedy.

From your comment, I know that either:

You have no children who have drawn a picture for you.

• or -

You do, but they don’t know your Lemmy account.

The before and after photos are undeniable.

Tell that to Mr Potato Head or M&Ms. You might be better off phrasing it as “it shouldn’t”. Because the moment this shows up on conservative media… It will.

Old people living longer.

Tucker Carlson: “Many people are saying he isn’t an actual American. If not, who is he? Is he a Russian spy? And if so would he like to come over to my home to discuss Putin’s dreamy eyes and masculine physique? I am just asking questions here.”

Sounds like your growth is your realization that people aren’t intending to harm you. That, yes, they are just people bopping along trying to survive. That their indifference to you isn’t malice. A great life lesson.

However, that doesn’t mean they aren’t also idiots.

I was at a Cracker Barrel last night and among the random shit on their walls was an old checker board. The border of the board, taking the majority of the space available, was covered in ads. I guess it never changes.

I am sure the knife would dull and the bicycle would wear… so, some loss.

Oh, so you are going with the whole “I am not a selfish idiot” response… respect.

That’s why film piracy slowed for a while there - when people weren’t being gouged they were happy to pay what they felt was reasonable. But now that the gouging is back… yo ho ho.