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Humor: natural or work?
Posted by Bullgrit • 6/17/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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Are you funny? Is your blog humorous?
Does writing humor come naturally to you or do you have to think and work at making a funny post?
I sometimes post something that comes across as humorous, but usually when I *try* to be funny, it comes out rather pathetic.
There are a lot of dedicated humor bloggers, and I wonder: Do funny posts come naturally to you, or do you have to put thought and effort into a post to make it funny?
Bullgrit
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I dunno, but I think it's easier to be funny short-range rather than for-distance.
I've found writing a humor post is easlier because it's consolidated. You get off the starting line and you're done...
Writing the humorous novel I'm working on... Now that's like trying to keep a good consistent pace of funny in a 30 mile marathon.
I don't know if I ever succeed. But it's sure fun trying. -
I wish I knew the answer, I've always wanted to be funny.-
You're kind of funny. -
Ahh, you're too kind.
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we don't sorry.
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hehehhehe
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depends on the situation. Since humor is interactive the receiving end has to be ready or "in the mood".
Writing it is much different than saying it or delivering it.
I believe we all need to lighten up more.
Somethings just pop into my head. I think shorter is better than longer with jokes. -
totally natural and effortless-
Same here. -
That's not funny.
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I frankly think it's the most hysterical thing I've ever heard....though I'm not sure what it was. -
LOL ... if you do say yourself!
(Actually, you ARE quite funny!)
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@bullgrit: Humor me. It'll make me feel good.
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OK. That was funny.
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I'd like to think I'm humourous. I'm definitely NOT standup material, though.
Maybe I'm just awkward and that makes people laugh with/at me.-
I tried to develop a sense of humor by answering MySpace surveys.
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"Are you funny?"
When I want to be.
"Is your blog humorous?"
Not joke funny, but in a broader sense.
"Does writing humor come naturally, etc,."
I think viewing life whimsically comes natural to me. -
Writing something truly funny is hard work. At least for me it is.-
DeadRooster
I visited your blog once and I thought your humor was effortless.
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You have to be born with a funny bone, or have funny genes, or jeans, or something.
After that, it's hard work. And it doesn't always work!
www.i-cant-believe-im-not-bitter.com-
Can one get a "funny bone transplant"? -
@patfortunato: I agree that humor can be a talent of either nature or nurture. I was the family clown growing up, and always looked for new ways to lighten the mood. Some of it is genes that i got from my dad. I think a lot of humor has to do with the practice of looking at the mundane from a fresh new angle and learning that nothing is sacred... losing the fear of making a fool out of oneself.
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I can be funny actually people laugh at me all the time but never mind the minor details My blogs are not humor blogs. I find it hard to write funny, in life humor just happens for me I don't try, well not always anyway. -
In my experience, it comes natural. Most of my writing (when I'm not pretending to be an actual journalist) is very stream of consciousness, and all of the humor and jokes are very "in the moment." I try not to spend too much time on the joke, because at a certain point, the work does more harm than good. -
It really depends on what the comment is about - or what the audience is.
For example - I can crack a good joke on the spur of the moment - that usually is a double entendre - but -- there are times - when it sounds pretty pathetic to me.
I don't try... and I have to be in the mood.
But LAUGHTER and HUMOR are VERY important to me. -
Well,a lot of stuff I write wasn't funny @ the time I was writing,but I look back @ some of my old posts,and I just gotta laugh -
To Friday 13th:
Yes, you can get a funnybone transplant. But only if the surgeon has a very good sense of humor.-
But who would even want to donate their funny bone?
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You can have mine. It hurts like a sombi*** when I hit it on something.
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Haha, I was in the Dissection room, and this doctor showed us a humerous
One of the girls went, 'It's huge!'
The Doctor replied, 'Thank you.'
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Mwahaha!
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I was told the only reason my blog is funny is because I am a woman and I cuss (curse). If that's the case, it comes quite naturally dammit!
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To Friday, et. al:
I guess I should have said that you need a surgeon with a good sense of "humer". . .-
That goes without saying.
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Do you have a bone to pick with me?
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it's easier to write something funny if you've experienced it. but otherwise, you need talent to write a funny post
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My hotforjesusformerfundie blog is very much tongue in cheek... sometimes hilarious, sometimes serious. The degree of funniness depends a lot on my mood. Sometimes I delibrately set out to make something not-so-funny as funny as I can... and it can be a lot of work... and a lot of walking away from frustrating topics. Other times I allow myself to be as serious as the subject allows. And other times the humor comes very easily.
Satire is hard work. I've learned a lot about writing religious satire but don't feel that I'm anywhere near a pro...
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I can write funny. I joke a lot in real life and most of my blog comes from my experience, so it just comes naturally.
I write more for the setup and overall tone rather than "ha-ha" jokes. Some of my blog posts are satirical or tongue in cheek. I tag them with "humor" for those that can't tell -
Okay guys, to get (sorta) serious for a minute: There is a terrific movie called Funny Bones, with Oliver Platt and (gasp!) Jerry Lewis, set in Blackpool, England, which really deals with the nature of being funny. Or not. Check it out . . .
Meanwhile, I'm enjoying this discussion! -
hello,i love steak house! -
Well, I WAS enjoying the discussion. . .
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Oh, no. You said was. Now you've killed it!
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Many comedians have materials written for them. However, it is all in the delivery. It is not hard work for those who have that natural talent.
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my humor comes in real life. it doesn't translate well in writing. i was brought up in the school of slapstick -
I just leave the humor out. I can be funny when i'm talking to people i guess. but if i have to type it i'll feel like i'm trying too hard or something -
i thought i used to know the answer to these great questions but not any more. humor is elusive. like i'm looking at an ad for "pee your pants" just above this comment box and frankly, it doesn't sound funny, just videos, nothing original. but i guess for some it is. meanwhile, i toil over word choice and it goes nowhere.
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Hi,
You have to be kind of twisted to write humor, twisted in a good way. It's all about looking at life from a really different perspective. I look at a jar of jelly beans and see something completely different, like Rita red jelly bean arguing with Yetta yellow jelly bean because Yetta has such a sour disposition. I guess a lot of my humor is stream of conscious thought. Ideas just pop into my head. Sometimes, I'll find a weird looking picture and just start writing whatever comes to mind or pick a word to write about. There are so many different types of humor: irony, satire, slapstick (difficult to put onto paper unless you eventually slip on the piece of paper), observational, etc. I can write humor all day long.
As far as putting a lot of thought into writing humorous posts, I'll do research first before I start to write. For instance, I wrote a post about Nightmare on Main Street, a never released sequel to Nightmare on Elm Street. So, I looked up the storyline for the movie and used it as a guide. Before I started writing the piece, I knew that I wanted to write something about the unemployment crisis with a horror bent.
I think any body can learn to write humor if they can train their mind to try different perspectives, like spotting a sign on a ramp that says, "Caution Bridge Work Ahead," and instead think of a dentist performing root canal.
Lauren-
If you read the sign, "Caution Bridge Word Ahead" and think of a dentist, you have a FUNNY BONE. See above. How about the sign on the bridge leading to Long Beach Island, "No Fishing or Crabbing," which we decided meant that once you reached the island you couldn't fish for complisments and had to stop crabbing! The thing is, everybody does NOT think this way, but once it's pointed out to them, they think it's funny. Unless, of course, they have no sense of humor. Poor things.
www.i-cant-believe-im-not-bitter.com
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I'm not funny-
Why do you say that?
Lauren
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I don't try hard to be funny, some people think I'm funny others don't...that's just the way it goes...
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