How Not to Be Funny

[dark_talisman]

If there is one thing I can't stand more than "random humor", it's...

OH wait. There ISN'T anything I can't stand more than "random humor".

Random humor is this sort of philosophy that the key to being funny is simple: do something that nobody would expect. This sort of epitaph works in an embarrassingly obnoxious manner.

EXHIBIT A: Let's take, for

Comments

[poetryman8]

It's somewhat counterproductive if you make your random humorists funny via context. Hehehehe.

On the other hand, I rather agree with you. It doesn't help that the demographic for RHs also happens to mix with the demographic for unsensitive jerk.

Random question, have you ever met a female RH?

*begins exploring the use of toothpicks as a method for removing sandal-grime.*

[dark_talisman]

Are you kidding? The majority of random humorists are female. I don't know if you've noticed this, but *most* girls just aren't funny. I think we're missing some sort of "funny" gene. Maybe we've got some serious lack of timing. Maybe it's because we can't say a sarcastic remark without screaming eight "JUST KIDDING!"s afterward. I dunno. But there IS a reason that there are a bombzillion more male comedians and comedy actors than female.

[dawf]

How delightful,

I found it funny in a dignified, collected sort of way

[poetryman8]

An interesting point... I guess girls just aren't as loud as guys when they're that annoying sort of random humorist... of course... male-based random humor often exists on a scale that looks like this:

Bad|-------------------------------|Good

And is directly related to one that looks like this

Quiet|-------------------------------|Loud------------|Impossible to ignore---------------|Bleeding-from-the-fucking-ears