Comment by SilasX
4 years ago
Sorry, what was the humorous writing there? Seemed like a pretty direct statement of the facts of their case. The fact that underlying events are funny doesn't say anything about the style of writing, and I don't see any stylistic choices that were going for "deliberately humorous writing", let alone ones that show a gift (though of course the poster might show it in other contexts!).
I think it's a good question.
> Seemed like a pretty direct statement of the facts of their case
That's exactly what tickled me. He could have just said "My car keeps playing the same album when I adjust the console" but chose to focus on elements of the story that are vivid. He let the funny aspects of the situation shine through specifically _because_ he picked interesting elements to state directly.
Anyway, I don't like to pick apart what is humorous to me about something because it spoils the magic :)
Are we taking about the same comment? We’re taking about one that mentions an alarm, not an album.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32163781
And yes, I get that it rutina the fun to break down the logic too much, but you specifically complimented a style, and claimed the persona generally “had a gift” when there was no obVious style that made the comment funny, just the fact of the alarm being long obsolete for its intended purpose.
You have a gift for writing pedantically
Woah. This comment is hilarious, but it's not the writing.
But to explain the humorous aspects of the poster's story, it's the naked men that he sprinkles throughout the story. Mentioning it multiple times is what makes it funny among funny bits.
> Woah. This comment is hilarious, but it's not the writing.
Hence my confusion at the compliment. And now, at people who find it, in any way objectionable, to express such confusion.