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Feeling disconsolate that I won’t be able to see Love Seed Mama Jump (LSMJ) detonate Dewey Beach until next summer, and getting crestfallen that I have to go back to work and start pumping out tumultuous tomes about the dangers of AI, I sought a emotional pick-me-up this morning by pummeling my new besty, generative AI, with pointed questions about where Sammy Sportface ranks on the pantheon of funniest American sportswriters of the modern era.
It was a given, I figured, that I would be in the Top 5 and it was just a matter of subjective opinions as to where I landed in that group.
The response caught me with a left hook to the jaw.
“When compared to the most widely recognized funniest sportswriters in America – those featured in anthologies like The 50 Funniest American Writers – Sammy Sportface is not typically listed among the mainstream top ranks,” Perplexity writes. “Lists compiled by major publications and sports media rarely, if ever, include his name among the top 20 or even 50 funniest sportswriters or commentators. These collections are curated by respected editors and reflect the consensus of the sportswriting community about the most influential and entertaining voices in the field.”
Then this haymaker: “Sportface does not have the widespread acclaim, influence, or recognition of the most prominent American sports humorists, which is why he would not be ranked among the very top in the field.”
Drilling into specifics, the all-knowing AI pulverized Sportface’s puns for often relying on “obvious wordplay or mismatched metaphors, which can make the humor feel strained rather than witty. This style is similar to the ‘awkward character’ trope in comedy, where jokes are delivered in a way that can make readers cringe rather than laugh.”
Perplexity, whether it has consciousness or not, is asking for me to punch it in its solar plexus. The nerve of this pompous machine to be unrelenting, releasing more artillery. Brace for this upper cut.
“While he is praised in some circles as ‘possibly America’s best blogger,’ this is a tongue-in-cheek compliment rather than an industry-wide assessment.”
Caught on the ropes, the beaten up writer couldn’t stop the flurry. Sportface is often “self-referential, and often prioritizes entertaining himself and his core fans over broader literary acclaim. This approach can be polarizing… others see it as lacking the literary sophistication, narrative depth, or technical mastery found in the most celebrated American sportswriters.”
What about Sportface’s craftsmanship?
“Unlike writers praised for their poetic language, vivid imagery, and inventive metaphors, Sportface’s style is more about playful experimentation and self-amusement than about pushing the boundaries of literary sportswriting….and there is feedback suggesting his blogs are overly long or meandering, sometimes prompting even his fans to call for more concise writing.”
Self-amusement – it’s true but still stings.
Do you think this blog is already too long? Are you hoping this blog will end so you can get on with your day? Does Sportface’s ranking matter at all to you? Should it?
Screw it. This blog needs to meander a whole lot more. What’s needed are more awkward puns and cringeworthy whiffs at being amusing.
The more you practice – regardless of the outcomes – the better you’ll feel emotionally and the more likely you are to find fulfillment regardless of the naysayers, the pollsters, the pundits, the critics, the intelligentsia, the proletariat, and bourgeoisie.
This I know – this blog needs to get much longer, needs more puns. God I love rum buns.
Several sentences should soak in sappy alliteration in Atlanta and Africa and Antarctica and Arkansas and Alabama and Australia and Antwerp.
Keep meandering until I find a pathway to the top. My credo you now know. Let’s go, Bro.
AI doesn’t know ding dong about comedy writing. Have you read its humor blogs? They’re stupid.
Exactly like this one – a spectacularly slapdash and slipshod Sammy Sportface sentimental slugfest.
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