Craig Kilborn: Name your favorite Charlie's Angel. Give you some time to think of that. John Cleese: Noam Chomsky. --January 20, 1997 [267]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A comedian jokingly names Chomsky as a favorite TV show character.
- In plain terms
- Chomsky is used as a joke in a TV context.
- What can you take from it?
- Unexpected answers create humor.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is this funny?
Another view
This is a joke, not a serious opinion.
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