
(08-21-2015, 03:21 PM)Oli! Wrote: I think we're getting into Thinly Veiled Insults territory again.
The notion of real wit is a classist one. It presumes a certain style of speaking and a form of quick response that was most easily accessible in the past to those with certain educational and financial opportunities.Â
In this we need to think of wit as distinct from humor, because even if we hold the idea of "Do those around the speaker find him/her to be witty," then this man:
![[Image: g2582580000000000006d957f3c6c4fce4785572...c4cb0f.jpg]](http://www.heraldsun.com/archive/x1845464406/g2582580000000000006d957f3c6c4fce47855722f9d6bf08f53bc4cb0f.jpg)
Is very witty to a significant portion of the population if we don't make that distinction.
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