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Deadpan humor! I love it. Superficially just a bunch of ordinary words.Yet they can blossom. Are you a fan of deadpan?

Posted - November 4, 2018
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  • 19937
    Yes.  jack Benny was a master of deadpan.
      November 4, 2018 11:45 AM MST
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  • 113301
    Do you remember the actress/singer whose first name was Virginia who was known for being a deadpan singer? I can see her face in my mind and hear her voice in my head but I can't for the life of me remember her last name! Thank you for your reply L and Happy Monday! :)
      November 5, 2018 1:46 AM MST
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  • 19937
    Off hand, no, but here are some names I found on Google:

    Virginia O'Brien
    Virginia Mayo
    Virginia Gray
      November 5, 2018 6:37 AM MST
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  • 113301
    It's O'Brien for sure! The other two were glamor girls, especially Virginia Mayo! Thanks L! :)
      November 5, 2018 7:47 AM MST
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  • 19937
    My pleasure. :)
      November 5, 2018 7:48 AM MST
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  • 113301
    :):):)
      November 5, 2018 7:51 AM MST
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  • 14795
    To be completly blunt with you Rosie .....I think there is a time and place for humour ..... I just happen to think though that any time and place will do and I'd even try dead pan myself if I could find out what it meant.....:( 
      November 4, 2018 1:04 PM MST
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  • 113301
    A dead man's pan is expressionless. There was an American actress-singer named Virginia (don't remember her last name) whose face remained somber as she sang. She was known for it. As Spunky said Jack Benny was a good example. I could give you the dictionary definition but I'm sure you have access to a dictionary so I won't insult you by doing so! Besides I think you're teasing me D! Thank you for your reply and Happy Monday to thee! :)
      November 5, 2018 1:44 AM MST
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  • 14795
    Wel I think you hit the nail on the head there Rosie so I'll say no more....lol
      November 5, 2018 3:57 AM MST
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  • 113301
    I think her name was Virginia O'Brian. I'll Google it! :)
      November 5, 2018 7:42 AM MST
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  • 14795
    She was in lots of films Google said... I'm pretty sure I recognized her ....
      November 5, 2018 1:31 PM MST
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  • 113301
    When she sang it was usually in a monotone and very nasal. She was always the comic touch. Thank you for your reply D and Happy Tuesday to thee! :)
      November 6, 2018 2:56 AM MST
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  • 17048
    I love it! Brit Milton Jones and Canadian Stewart Francis are two of my faves, masters of the one-liner delivered flat but with perfect timing - and I'm rolling on the floor, crying with laughter.
      November 5, 2018 2:09 AM MST
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  • 113301
    I'm  a fan of subtle not slapstick so deadpan always pleases me. It's understated. You don't have to hit someone over the head with a bunch of celery (3 stooges did that).  A sense of humor comes in as many varieties as there are people I s'pose. Different strokes! Thank you for your reply Sbf!  :)
      November 5, 2018 7:46 AM MST
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  • 46117
    I'm a fan of all pans.

    Peter Pan.

    Cooking Pans.

    Living pans and all dead ones.


      November 5, 2018 1:39 PM MST
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  • 113301
    Not all pans Sharon. Surely you are not a fan of PANdemics, PANdemonium or PANdering. Thank you for your reply and the graphic. Who is that guy? :)
      November 6, 2018 3:00 AM MST
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