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in fact if it were up to me i would not even file them as comedy. there are elements of humor that i lean into from time to time, and my characters say funny things, BUT THE CORE FEATURE to me is not humor. i would call them magical realism, experimental erotica, surrealist, or post-dada.

THAT SAID i understand why people find them funny. that reaction is a totally fine trot and it has built up a huge fan base of buckaroos. i am happy to bring joy to this timeline in any way it comes, and the assumptions of some huge comedy bit make sense. it ends up a trojan horse for my message

i think thats why books that try to copy my erotica success usually fail to find an audience, because most of the time its someone who sees what im doing and copies the wrong part. long term, it does not work as a joke. it does not work if its mean spirited. the key is sincerity, which you cant fake

so every so often i get angry folks sayin 'chuck tingle doin his BAD EROTICA bit still' and its so funny to me because i can FEEL their frustration that this 'joke' has become so popular. theyre SO confused why, but the answer is sitting right in front of them. its successful because its not a joke