Dave wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:58:17 +0000, D Peter Maus wrote:


Satire is not reportage of fact.

Credibility is not a function of effective satire. It's a
function of accuracy of reported fact.

For humor to work there needs to be an underlying truth.




There's a difference between underlying truth in satire and
factual reportage. If you don't get that......