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This may be a little bit convoluted of an idea but when i was much younger I made a concerted effort to be "funnier". I watched stand up commedians on tv and an
by thinkbohemian 16y ago
This may be a little bit convoluted of an idea but when i was much younger I made a concerted effort to be "funnier". I watched stand up commedians on tv and analyzed why some jokes worked and some didn't. I paid attention to my friends jokes and took mental notes. All in all it worked out, i'm no robbin williams, but I make people around me laugh (in a good way) fairly frequently.
So structured learning of "un-learnable" fields can pay off, though your intent, desire, and actions all have to be aligned. Microsofts attempts to introduce humor to the workplace could legitimately be successful if they really really followed through, sponsoring weekly sitcom watching parties, making jokes in email signatures the internal norm, etc.
What makes this document so sad, is the perception that feelings and enjoyment can be delegated to a memo.
- earlybird 16y agoMore information about how you structured your learning of this would be interesting to me, should you chose to disclose it.
- cakesy 16y agoAsk me what the secret to comedy is. "What is the sec..." Timing!
- jemfinch 16y agoI did the same thing. I found that a frequent key component of humor is unexpected word choice, which synergized well with my extensive vernacular. Can you summarize some of the lessons you learned?
- thinkbohemian 16y agoIt can never hurt to try out your material on the internet. i'm currently floating at the top of the page with an office one-liner. Sometimes it pays to stick to the classics ^_^
- brg 16y agoIn order to develop a base from which to work, begin by alluding to a common cultural references, eg. commercials.
- Semiapies 16y ago"I watched stand up commedians on tv and analyzed why some jokes worked and some didn't." That's what they do, after all. As much as people protest that you can't dissect a joke, comedians and humor writers pull on gloves and end up elbow-deep in the things to improve their craft.