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In article <DMvGLH.3t7@news.tcd.ie>, Bismarck <keelerad@tcd.ie> wrote:

> rte@elmo.lz.att.com (Ralph T. Edwards) wrote:
> >In article <4g09bs$f8m@castle.nando.net>, dgary@nando.net (D Gary
Grady) wrote:
> >
> >> Anyone who thinks Britain morose and humo(u)rless...
> >
> >I'm not sure who (if anyone) these comments are directed to, but since my
> >name is in the title, I'd like to say, for the record, that I used neither
> >of these words.  Rafael reinterpreted my words to include morose, and as
> >near as I can tell, no one used humorless, certainly I didn't.  My
> >comments were aimed at one rather cranky poster, and were intended
> >playfully.
> >
> 
> Rafael reinterpreted your statement "JOYLESS" to include "morose and
humourless". I don't know about you, but in the context of the =
> statement and the mail it sound like a pretty good comparison i.e.
> defn: JOYLESS;=MOROSE=HUMOURLESS.
> 
> Bismarck


Joyless could in some instances be synonymous with Humourless, but not
necessarily. (But in no way is it Absolutely synonymous with Morose).
There are plenty of joyless people who have tremendous senses of humour.
They can be ironic, ascerbic, but still very funny. Very "Humourous".

-- 
Steven

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