Humor

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Humor

The one side of everyone's personality that somewhat defines them is humor. Many are sardonic, or sarcastic, childish, sophomoric, infantile, slapstick, and a myriad of types.
I personally like intellectual humor with irony and twist. I don't enjoy hurtful or humor that requires a victim unless it is self inflicted. BenC. says he is "sarcastic." Apparently he doesn't understand the term. His intent isn't irony but rather to inflict pain for his own amusement.
It isn't funny if no one else thinks it's funny.
In the populace world humor has gone from sophisticated to inane stupidity. Remember Tom Green? He based his whole shtick on hurtful victim humor. He would put something nasty on a sandwich and laugh while some unknowing person would eat it. That is childish and not funny.
I had a neighbor describe the movie 'Dumb and Dumber' as a classic. I disagreed and he immediately got irate to the point of violence. He screamed that I had no sense of humor. I ignored him.
I particularly like political humor when it is accurate and tasteful. I watched a segment recently on the Daily show where a faux reporter interview a supporter of Donald Trump. The interviewee was a preacher.
Reporter: "Why do you support Trump?"
Preacher: "Because he is a good god fearing man, and Hillary Clinton knows nothing of god."
Reporter: "You know that Hillary Clinton teachers Sunday school, right?"
Preacher: " I wasn't aware of that."
Preacher: "Anyway, Trump believes in marriage between one man and one woman."
Reporter: "Unless a younger prettier woman comes along."
That is funny, and accurate.

Ending post with "Hugs and kisses" and "god bless" isn't in the least bit humorous. Saying things like "I know you love me" isn't funny at all. It's childish and infantile. Because we on the forum don't find it funny we are accused of having no sense of humor, when in fact we are just adults that know the difference between humor and childishness.

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CyberLN's picture
IMO...What someone finds
mykcob4's picture
Ah yes the whole beauty is in
Lemna Minor's picture
There's heaps of ot funny

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