temychp: переводы

→A cliché is an expression that was clever once but has lost its original
impact through overuse. Some people salt every dish, whether it requires
salt or not. Clichés are used just as frequently (and indiscriminately).
They are sprinkled liberally into every conversation, every letter, every
political speech, and (unfortunately) in too many major literary efforts.
They're shortcuts to comprehension that we use when we are creatively
lazy or mentally bankrupt. But the humor writer uses audacious and sur¬
prising interpretations of clichés to shock an audience into laughter.

→6. The simple truth is the opposite of a double entendre. It plays on
the literal meaning of a key word in an idiomatic phrase (and will
be discussed in the next chapter).
7. The take-off is a statement of the standard version of a cliché or
expression, followed by a realistic but highly exaggerated commen¬
tary, frequently a double entendre. (Take-offs will also be discussed
in a later chapter.)

→CLICHÉS IN HUMOR

→Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry, and the world
laughs at you.
—Caryn Leschen

→I've heard that dogs are man's best friend. That explains where
men are getting their hygiene tips.
—Kelly Maguire