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| − | + | '''Flippancy''' is the sixth letter of The [[Screwetape Letters]], in which Screwetape distinguishes between the "Joke Proper" and "Flippancy," is relevant here: "Among flippant people the Joke is always assumed to have been made. No one actually makes it; but every serious subject is discussed in a manner which implies that they have already found a ridiculous side to it. . . . It is a thousand [[mile]]s away from joy: it deadens, instead of sharpening the intellect; and it excites no affection between those who practice it." [http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=774] | |
[[Category:Humor]] | [[Category:Humor]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:15, October 1, 2007
Flippancy is the sixth letter of The Screwetape Letters, in which Screwetape distinguishes between the "Joke Proper" and "Flippancy," is relevant here: "Among flippant people the Joke is always assumed to have been made. No one actually makes it; but every serious subject is discussed in a manner which implies that they have already found a ridiculous side to it. . . . It is a thousand miles away from joy: it deadens, instead of sharpening the intellect; and it excites no affection between those who practice it." [1]