DBPB

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Minimalist Wit

• Kayla McClanahan, Kali Daniel

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Warm Up

• Make a list of five or more things that irk you.
• i.e., Grammar Nazis, ex-husbands,
• the color yellow

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Writer/Director Background

• Jared Wunsch is a medical student who spends his
  time working on computer running javascripts and
  OS like Linux. Wunsch makes the website run
  efficiently.
• Hans Johnson is a visual arts graduate who
  designs websites and creates assorted pieces for
  family and friends. He also sews. Which makes him
  awesome.
• Louie the Cat is editor and accepts bribes of
  tuna fish for approved submissions.

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Source Overview and Summary

• Dear Blank, Please Blank is a not-for- profit
  website where people submit witty one-liners to
  various people who they may love, hate, or just
  want to irritate.
• The site is divided into fives sections
• How Dare They!, Youre A Douche, Hilarious, I
  Like This, and Umm, WTF?!

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Source
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Interpretation

• The website is an entertaining rant site where
  people can relate to each others problems
  through the click of a button. Some are funny,
  some try too hard, and some just fail, but all in
  all, everyone is there for the same reason.

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Writing Prompt

• Using your list, use one or two things that
  irritate you and write a witty one-liner to them.
• Ex.
• Dear Panaboo,
• Seeing Arcade Fire is not an excuse to leave us
  with the worst substitute.
• Sincerely, Fed Up Students

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Share

• Share and get stuff.

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Closing

• Grouchy Rabbit is another website created by
  Wunsch, Johnson, and Louie. The site offers
  terrible advice, evil facts, false definitions,
  and oh-so much more.