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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
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Computer technology is the source for a great deal of humor
Does the highlighted sentence mean that "computer technology is the subject of humor in such comics (comics are about it)" or "computer technology helps comics to be humorous"?
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Computer technology is the source for a great deal of humor in Achewood and many other online comics, but Onstad is far more preposterous and shocking in his scenarios, where he regularly demonstrates his willingness to bend his characters until they very nearly break.
Context:
Computer technology is the source for a great deal of humor in Achewood and many other online comics, but Onstad is far more preposterous and shocking in his scenarios, where he regularly demonstrates his willingness to bend his characters until they very nearly break.
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It means that the theme of the humor comes from poking fun at IT subject matter. Dilbert is famous for this.
- It means that the theme of the humor comes from poking fun at IT subject matter.
- Dilbert is famous for this.
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I'm 90% certain that Alphecca is right. But, just to play devil's advocate, I think there is a kind of humour that only really works on the web. It's a kind that is surreal humour that you take in at a glance, maybe hit the share or like button, and it would not work in the same way in another medium
That view would be an example of your second sense: computer technology is
I'm 90% certain that Alphecca is right. But, just to play devil's advocate, I think there is a kind of humour that only really works on the web. It's a kind that is surreal humour that you take in at a glance, maybe hit the share or like button, and it would not work in the same way in another medium
That view would be an example of your second sense: computer technology is
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