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The Truth Behind ‘Conservative’ Humor

April 29, 2008 - 12:00 am - by Oleg Atbashian
Tom W.
2008-04-29 15:32:34

The best humor on the Web is provided by Australian conservatives.

Check out Tim Blair’s blog.

http://tinyurl.com/3touk6

I’ve heard that Australians read the most books per capita in the world. That might have something to do with it.

And Australian conservatives–maybe all Australians–famously don’t care what anybody thinks of them. Fearlessness has a lot to do with being funny.

Aussies also have the market cornered on creative insults. Reverend Wright was blathering about “the dozens” the other day at the Press Club. If he went up against an Aussie conservative in the dozens, he’d be instantly rendered a slowly dissipating pink mist.