callahan@biffvm.cs.jhu.edu (Paul Callahan) writes:

>Is it possible that the vast reserves of humor in Kibology are drying up?

KIBOLOGY IS ALREADY DEAD!  It stopped being funny a long time ago.  Kibo
is JUST ANNOYING EVERYBODY NOW.  This has been the case since October 6,
1991.  I have determined that the problem, specifically, is:  SILLINESS.

From now on nothing in the slightest bit absurd will be permitted on the
Net.  This is no low-level cutoff like Graham Chapman's (RIP).  This
is a TOTAL BAN.  All humor from now on will be COMPLETELY SERIOUS.
This means it must consist of one of the following:

- Jokes of the variety found in old New Yorker cartoons.

- Puns, for which the nature of the pun *must be fully explained*, in
  the manner of Humpty Dumpty magazine.  E.g. "When is a door not a
  door?  When it is ajar (a jar)."  Homonyms must be fully indicated
  in parentheses.  If necessary, include dictionary definitions (here,
  one for "ajar" would probably be advisable).

- Political jokes, but only if they are completely *free from irony*.
  This is important, since we *do not* want people misinterpreting
  political jokes:  they are too important for that!  Allowed jokes
  may, of course, run the gamut of political positions, since we do
  not, above all, want to impose *censorship*.  E.g. "I heard Bill
  Clinton REALLY SECRETLY INHALED!!" or "How many George Bushes does
  it take to screw in a lightbulb?  Really many, because he's EVIL!
  EVIL!  EVIL!"

The unassisted smiley has been determined to be inadequate as a form of
humor-labeling.  Therefore all joke-containing posts must contain,
included *in the .signature file and the Subject: line*, the following
notice:

  This post contains jokes.  Those who do not wish to read jokes should
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  sign, and close parenthesis) as indication of their humorous nature.
  Please report all ironic, childish, or silly jokes to your postmaster.

All jokes should begin and end with standard smileys :-).  No variations
will be tolerated; the profusion of different smileys has the
potential to confuse and mislead the new Usenet reader.

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