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Anyway, as with so many subjects/traits, people are different, varied. This is obvious, if not painfully so. To me, humor, wit, seeing the ludicrousness in life, etc., is so enjoyable, that I truly can't imagine living without it. Never mind that it can consistently get you through the toughest times in life.
Of course, this doesn't take into consideration people's different takes on what is funny. That's a whole 'nother story.
Op, a lot of what you see in tv and movies is this snarky sarcasm that I suppose makes people laugh but is very off-putting in someone close to you.
If you are emulating this, I'd stop. It's not attractive IRL.
Then there's this guy I work with. He's funny and makes everyone laugh. And I suppose he's conventionally handsome, too. But I don't find him attractive at all because
the humor seems like there is an underlying bitterness to it. And he needs to be the center of attention. AND he can dish stuff out but not take it.
Most of the women that I approach in my area are boring to talk to and are hard to entertain for some reason which makes me want to ask this question, is being funny not working anymore? I believe it doesn't unless if the person is interested in you, then of-course they will find you funny, but if they don't and you mention the same joke or funny thing to them, they would probably not even laugh like they did when the person they were more interested in, also said.
I like a man with a sense of humor. IMO, there is a difference between having a sense of humor and being funny to get attention. And a person needs to know when to be serious.
I also don't think practical jokes aren't funny. If someone played a joke to scare me, I would only be angry. And then there are the ones where someone could get hurt.
I like a person who can see the funny side of humans, because we all do funny things every now and again. And I tend to laught at myself, so having another person around who is aware that he isn't perfect either would be a plus.
I like a man with a sense of humor. IMO, there is a difference between having a sense of humor and being funny to get attention. And a person needs to know when to be serious.
I also don't think practical jokes aren't funny. If someone played a joke to scare me, I would only be angry. And then there are the ones where someone could get hurt.
I like a person who can see the funny side of humans, because we all do funny things every now and again. And I tend to laught at myself, so having another person around who is aware that he isn't perfect either would be a plus.
I've always found practical jokes as a very good litmus test of a person's nature. Because the only purpose of a practical joke is to humiliate someone else. It's kind of sadistic. No, wait. It's really sadistic.
I was on the receiving end of a practical joke just once. I worked for a small company owned by a husband/wife. They both called in on Friday morning, Good Friday in fact, and claimed they were sick with food poisoning. Okay, no prob. Light day, I could run the show.
Within minutes, the phone began ringing off the hook. Every one of our clients started calling up with these emergency jobs. Stuff that was all due the following Monday. Fortunately, I wasn't rattled. I started ordering supplies to be delivered, called in markers with suppliers, called extra workers to come in later that day and Saturday, etc. etc. "Oh, well. There goes my Easter weekend," I thought to myself.
Then about 11:30, as the phones kept ringing off the hook, my assistant noticed something. It was April 1st.
With that, I asked a trusted client of ours if this was indeed an April Fool's joke, and he confirmed it. So I called a staff meeting, sent everyone home, but didn't bother to cancel several thousand dollars worth of supplier orders. I hopped in the car and drove to the beach.
The following Monday, I strolled in around noon to an apologetic pair of bosses and quit. "Jokes on you," were my parting words. And I wasn't alone. They lost half their employees because of that stunt. And a couple of those clients wound up engaging me instead of my former bosses as a result.
I've always found practical jokes as a very good litmus test of a person's nature. Because the only purpose of a practical joke is to humiliate someone else. It's kind of sadistic. No, wait. It's really sadistic.
I consider myself a student of comedy, I really pay attention to comedians and to me the world is just rife with material to goof around with.
I find practical jokes to be the lowest form of "humor" there is. I detest them on a level that probably shouldn't be given as much energy to, but it's just how I feel.
I think that they are mean spirited and just stupid as can be.
I consider myself a student of comedy, I really pay attention to comedians and to me the world is just rife with material to goof around with.
I find practical jokes to be the lowest form of "humor" there is. I detest them on a level that probably shouldn't be given as much energy to, but it's just how I feel.
I think that they are mean spirited and just stupid as can be.
Yep. Another of the bottom feeders in the humor universe is sarcasm. Any knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing idiot can be sarcastic. Five year olds can be sarcastic and do so rather well.
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