On the language of “losing/winning” a “battle” with cancer:
“I’m pretty sure when you die, the cancer dies too at the same time. So that to me isn’t a loss, it’s a draw.”
It’s worth mentioning that Norm MacDonald died from leukemia in 2021 and the joke was probably written sometime early into his diagnosis or pre-diagnosis. If I were reading into it like an English teacher, I’d say that this is an example of a man candidly coming to terms with his own mortality, vocalizing it in the only way he know n how: third-person comedy. It’s just all-in-all a pretty saddening thing to look back on. Almost reminds me of that tragedy.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Sure thing. Here you go
On the language of “losing/winning” a “battle” with cancer:
It’s worth mentioning that Norm MacDonald died from leukemia in 2021 and the joke was probably written sometime early into his diagnosis or pre-diagnosis. If I were reading into it like an English teacher, I’d say that this is an example of a man candidly coming to terms with his own mortality, vocalizing it in the only way he know n how: third-person comedy. It’s just all-in-all a pretty saddening thing to look back on. Almost reminds me of that tragedy.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Thank you.
Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Solid follow up for some solid comedy.