How to be Funny

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Posted by Sagralisse here.

The following guidelines should be followed if you want to be funny on the internet. It only applies to the laugh-with kind of funny. It's much easier to get laughed at.

I put the blame squarely on cesare for obliquely implying that I knew how.

STEP 1
Think of something that strikes you as being funny.

STEP 2
Type it up.

STEP 3:
Think about why you wrote it. If you're angry and shrieking at someone, then it's probably not funny. If you're petulant and want people to stop misunderstanding you, then it's probably not funny. If you're needy and whiny and demanding, then it's probably not funny. If you're just trying to piss on someone, then it's probably not funny. Humor happens on purpose. If you put some other purpose ahead of the humor, then it's probably not funny.

STEP 4:
Think about who you want to laugh at it. If it's just your homies, then it's easy. They already take pleasure in your company, and it only takes a little tiny bit of humor to please them. If it's in public, you have to judge yourself by a tougher standard. If you want to be funny outside your tight circle of friends, you have to go to the effort to please strangers. If you ever stop being humble enough to do that, then you'll lose your edge. If you want to be really funny, think about making your worst enemy crack a smile. Not that you'll get there every time, but try. In any case, if only your homies are going to appreciate your humor, then it's probably not that funny.

STEP 5:
Think about how it makes you look. The best humor comes from people who don't try to hide their own humanity. If you look at what you typed and you're thinking that it proves that you're superior and faultless and the other person is worthless and utterly wrong, then it's probably not that funny. Humor is a connection, and going too heavy on the superior attitude breaks that connection. Cruelty can break it too. Wildly striking back at people to hide your own weakness? Not the kind of funny you want to go for. You have to be willing to laugh at yourself a little to make that connection stronger.

STEP 6:
Are you being clear? It's pretty common for people to do a parody to the point that, as far as the world knows, they become that parody. If you're pretending to be a fangirl or a wanker or a vicious bitch to the point that nobody knows that you're pretending, then it's probably not that funny. If you're going to have to explain yourself, then it's probably not that funny.

STEP 7:
If what you wrote is not that funny, delete it. Otherwise click whatever button sends it off to be enjoyed by the unwashed internet masses.

That's pretty much my guide. When I follow it, I'm funnier than when I don't. Your mileage may vary, management is not responsible for insult or injury resulting in misuse, please wear a helmet.

Annnnnd... I'll catch y'all on the flip side. Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow.