I wish I could stop

Published on March 20, 2008 By CharlesCS In Blogging

You know, sometimes I wish I would just stop trying to be funny (and I emphasize on "trying"). Every once in a while I see a chance for a small joke just to humor things a bit. It's in my nature I guess, I figure a little bit of humor goes a long way to making people happy. My problem seems to be, not in my good intentions, but in the delivery. Let's face it, I suck at comedy. I couldn't make anyone laugh if I had a comedian telling jokes for me while I stood on stage and lip synced.

I can't help feeling a bit frustrated to see someone not get my joke (I usually think they are obvious) or simply point out how not funny I am. I thought it was funny, but then I seem to laugh at just about anything I deem humorous. I wish I could just ignore those moments that I feel a joke is a must, it's in my nature to be this way and most of the time the need to say a joke just takes over. Talk about having an annoying trait.

I guess I'm doomed to lack any comedy skills and stop myself from believing I am funny.

Comments

MasonM

on Mar 20, 2008

I wouldn't sweat it. Humor is highly subjective. I tend to use humor quite a bit. Sometimes it goes over, sometimes not. Hell on some forums I've had people mistake a facetious remark for serious.

Nothing wrong with injecting a bit of humor, but it's not always easy to pull off with just the written word.

CharlesCS

on Mar 20, 2008

I know what you mean, I tend to have the same difficulty, actually worse when I talk. I admit there are times when I should have kept the joke to myself. I also get a lot of negative responses, people quite often get offended as if I meant to insult them. The worst part is when I expect someone to laugh with me only to find myself laughing alone and being looked at as if I was crazy.

I wish i could ignore it, but the fact that I can't help myself from busting out with some funny remark when ever I see a chance makes me feel like I'm gonna someday get myself shot. Sometimes I wonder how I get from point A to point B when I seem to spend so much time with my foot in my mouth.

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