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15 MAR 2004
Playing off serious world
Can we have a funny world without serious world? In theory we could ignore serious world entirely, but we need the material.

The funny mission story is about escaping the sin of seriousness, and using serious as material in deadpan comedy. The negative adds drama, sets up an adventure, a journey, a story. The contrast between serious and funny worlds may be necessary for anything to happen.

And it's a fact we start serious, so that's where the story starts. The mission statement must include our predicament. Serious world is deplored, our sinful state acknowledged.
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