Friday, February 22, 2013

How To Be Funny

Alright, let's be honest, don't we all wish we were the funny kid that could make the whole world laugh?
I'm not saying I'm an expert, but....(; I'll help ya'll out a little bit!
After a teensy bit of research, heh, I have found most humor can be put in 5 categories. All you have to do is pick a category, or heavens, master all of them! And you shall soon be a wit!

Here's the 5:
1. Pain- Think about it. Tom and Jerry. We are raised from the toddler-hood to think pain is funny. Someone falls off a bike, hits a stop sign, walks into a door, you name it, we laugh.  How many America's funniest home videos have you seen that revolve around pain? That's right, all of them. Warning: Try not to inflict pain on others, they might not think it's so funny.

2. Random/Unexpected- The above gif^ applies to this as well. A cat saying "potato." It's funny because #1 it's weird, #2 it makes life more interesting to have something out of the ordinary, and #3 it's a cat saying " potato." It makes people think a little more about what was just said and it's almost relieving that the humor wasn't predictable.

3. Lies/Untruths- Your brother tells you he's Hannah Montana. You tell little children that if the ice cream truck is playing music it means they are out of ice cream. (Cruel, but healthier..) And how much funnier is it when a gullible person believes the lie?

4.Wordplay- Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. The pessimistic horse is such a neigh-sayer. He said I was average...that's just mean. The Dalai Lama walked into a pizza shop and said "make me one with everything." Also just saying words in funny ways. (in an accent, with a lisp, etc.) When British people say "aluminium," it's funny.


5. Puns- Just kidding, puns aren't funny.

Welllllll...They're  their  there ya have it! Humor makes the world go round guys, so let's nail it as well as  these guys did:



3 comments:

  1. I laughed a bit when I saw that Meg gif. Though I don't usually try to be funny, I might want to implement these strategies the next time I want a laugh from someone. Thanks, Misha.

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  2. Oh my gosh!!! I about died!! This pretty much made my day. And Misha, you are totally an expert on this subject. And it's so true that we found pain funny when we were children! I never gave thought much thought before! Thanks for posting this :D

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  3. Oh goodness Misha!!! The five (four really) ways of being funny are so true. People really find things that are unexpected funny, like walking into a door or a funny accent! Hmm...I've never heard a British person say "aluminum," next time I meet one I'll have to ask them... :)

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