"How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter? " Woody Allen
2007-11-08 20:57:07 · 8 answers · asked by Life goes on... 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"How can I believe in God ..." is a formula for an illogical strike at God's existence based on the premise that, if there was a God, that God would care about the speaker, and because of this, he would not allow "..." to happen.
For Woody Allen though, this was not the joke, but just the cliche.
In comedy, one form of humor is to "pace" the audience with cliche. You start out by supposing or asking something that has been heard so many times people almost don't listen to it. This gets their guard down.
Once the guard is down, you come back with a surprise; something off-the wall and completely asinine. You deliver this at the end, allowing the audience to enjoy the laugh and without severing any remaining joke.
We've all heard people whine that God can't exist based on the hardships of the complainers life. This cliche drops our guard.
Then, suddenly, we are stuck with this mental image and the question, "WHY AND HOW in the hell did Woody get his tongue stuck in a frigging typewriter?!?!?!"
2007-11-08 21:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by SWM ISO truth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why exactly was his tongue even near an electric typewriter in the first place?
Woody's a strange strange man...
2007-11-08 21:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess he's insinuating that human suffering isn't compatable wih the existance of God. Or a merciful God wouldn't allow his tongue to be stuck in the typewriter.
It's Woody Allen? Go figure.
Blessings- Juju
2007-11-08 21:24:40 · answer #3 · answered by Ju ju 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Woody Allen isnt that funny to me personally. This statement is though. Electric.... Typewriter...... roller...... LOL
2007-11-08 21:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Woody is a very funny man?
2007-11-08 21:00:11 · answer #5 · answered by Birdy is my real name 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A god isn't going to protect you from anything. It is YOU who screwed up and got your own damn tongue caught!
2007-11-08 21:06:57 · answer #6 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
His fault, but blame God. Childish.
2007-11-08 22:14:16 · answer #7 · answered by Si semut 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means if there is a god then why did he allow this to happen
2007-11-08 21:03:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋