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marcosdumay
on Aug 30, 2013
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Learning how to think
They aren't duds. The problem is that they are so influential that every newcomer already knows whats they say, just by virtue of learning their trade after the books were written.
damncabbage
on Aug 30, 2013
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TV Tropes (!) of all places has a great explanation, applied to comedy:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny
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