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Oopsie Daisy

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7. Good parody is good because it's believable. The reaction to finding out it's parody is the fun of it.

Reply to Zorro (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 11:27 AM

Dec 11

>> Nope
>> Not necessary.

Exactly. If the joke isn't obvious enough already, why spoil it by telling the reader "hey, this is going to be some parody".

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Nope Zorro Dec 11 #2

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