> One old meaning of 'crib' was to steal, plagiarise or cheat. A 'crib sheet' was the piece of paper you hid up your sleeve before entering an exam, with important dates or formulae writ small upon it. It's meaning has been extended to include any notes used as an aide-mémoire.
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Soooo therefore the reason they're used for the comedies is because no one knows what the jokes mean anymore? Am I right? wrong? completely lost?

Uni"but I get most of the jokes some of the time"peg