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My love of metahumor probably comes from the same place as my love of obscure references, which can be traced, in part, to MST3K.
John Kovalic has been killing me with the metahumor this week, so for my fellow members of the metahumor appreciation society, I present Monday's and today's Dork Tower comics.
These are the stories Wil loves to tell, because they are the closest to his heart: stories about being a huge geek, passing his geeky hobbies and values along to his own children, and vividly painting what it meant to grow up in the ’70s and come of age in the ’80s as part of the video game/D&D/BBS/Star Wars figures generation.
Unrelated to your post. I didn't feel like taking the time to email.
Your name came up on Howard Stern again this morning. They thought you might be the little kid from Family Ties that is in a bunch of trouble right now. You really ought to call into that show one day and set everybody straight about you. All the other "Stand By Me" kids have been on there ('cept River Phoenix) and you are easily the greatest guy out of all of you. If you can take the heat, I say go for it.
Posted by: casbar | July 16, 2008 at 02:06 PM
Oh, man...I may need to turn in my geek card. I had to actually look up the term "metahumor."
And, as for casbar's comment, why do I keep picturing something about Howard Stern and sybians? Hrm.
Posted by: Incredible EDBeale | July 16, 2008 at 07:45 PM
Ahh yes, Dork Tower is rather fantastic isn't it. I haven't checked it out for a while, so thanks for link. It reminded me of it's existence :)
As for the gentleman above talking about Howard Stern, frankly who gives a crap what Stern thinks. I imagine if you were to go on his show you would be bombarded with lame references to a T.V. show you might once have appeared in. You know the one :)
I have to admit that I only recently discovered your online presence, and I am planning to order your new book in the near future. It sounds very interesting.
Regards,
Edward Kaye
Posted by: Edkaye | July 17, 2008 at 02:54 AM
If you dig MST3K, then Rifftracks and CinimaticTitanic are also very fun :)
Posted by: voodoodolly | July 17, 2008 at 05:30 AM
Here's is something else you might like. I know I loved it.
Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog by Joss Whedon.
http://drhorrible.com/index.html
And here's some comments by Joss about it.
http://whedonesque.com/comments/16734#236716
Posted by: JdJdJd | July 17, 2008 at 06:08 AM
Half off the subject, did you see this weeks "Foxtrot"?
http://news.yahoo.com/comics/foxtrot;_ylt=AlWOyPsxZtzhKgXUBafYTroDwLAF
Posted by: merindab | July 17, 2008 at 08:11 AM
Hi Wil,
Also half off the subject, but I thought you might find this entertaining:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYSbPthEfAg
Video game hamster maze - fresh from CuteOverload.
Posted by: Robin Dahlberg | July 17, 2008 at 08:49 AM
Since this is URL posting day...
Video Game Rocks!
http://www.foodomain.net/2008/07/digital-rocks/
Posted by: DJC | July 17, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Ah darn it. ANOTHER web comic to keep track of now. I'm going to have to put child-rearing on the back burner. Again.
Posted by: Teacherlady | July 17, 2008 at 11:00 AM
OMG, I just watched Dr. Horrible. It is hysterical! I can't wait for Part 3!
Posted by: Riley Joy | July 17, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Meta-X is X about X for any X.
One of my favorite jokes:
Me: Ask me, "What is the most important thing about comedy?"
You: Okay. What is the most...
Me: Timing!
Posted by: Alan | July 17, 2008 at 04:38 PM
Monday's is _about_ metahumor, so wouldn't that be metametahumor?
"Wil apparently never met a metametahumor he didn't like" would then be a metametametahumor
Recurse me at will, Wil.
Posted by: blooflame | July 17, 2008 at 04:43 PM
Wil,
Had a friend direct me to http://www.drhorrible.com and when I saw it, it struck me as something you could appreciate. Also struck me as something you would have got a snicker out of being a part of.
Joss Whedon strikes again!
Posted by: Alerius | July 18, 2008 at 09:10 AM
meta-meta-humor would be meta-humor about meta-humor. But since meta-humor is a type of humor, meta-meta-humor is a type of meta-humor.
For something to qualify to be meta-meta-humor it has to be a joke about a joke that is referencing a joke about a joke.
For example, I find it funny to tell jokes badly (I don't think anyone else finds it funny when I do it, but inside I'm laughing hysterically for looking like a fool. Note that this is also a good cover for accidentally telling jokes badly). I think that in general this qualifies a meta-humor.
Now suppose I were to tell a meta-joke badly. Since the original meta-joke is a joke, my new badly told joke is also a meta-joke. And the badly told joke is about a meta-joke so I think it would qualify as a meta-meta-joke.
For example:
Me: What is the most important thing about comedy?
You: I don't know. Timing?
Me: That's right...
Me: I think I did that wrong.
The following is the same joke but it only qualifies as meta-humor.
Me: Want to hear a great knock-knock joke?
You: Sure.
Me: Okay. You start!
You: Knock knock.
Me: Who's there!
You: ...
Posted by: Alan | July 18, 2008 at 12:34 PM