As I mentioned yesterday, I realize that I'm not that funny in my writing. I can actually be pretty funny in person, but I think my humor is best during back-and-forth exchanges with other humorous people. I have been known to make groups of people laugh without resorting to corny jokes, including during work meetings. But I realize that my writing is not that funny. I think I can be amusing (I hope I am amusing), but not haha funny.
Black Hockey Jesus* recently wrote a post asking people to submit to him their best posts, and I thought about it. And thought about it. I realized that I was searching in my head for a post I thought was funny enough, not just good writing, but funny. The best ones I could come up with were the ones my husband wrote.
This does not surprise me. Here is the thing: in our relationship, Londo is the funny one. I think I make a good supporting character for a comedy--not the comedic sidekick, but good support of a funnier character. I can play really well against other's who are funny and I can crack a few good ones with really good timing. But when I decided to start a blog, I begged my husband to agree to post occassionally. I told him flat out that I'm not the funny one, and that I needed him to provide some good laughs. He agreed, but he has been busy with other things and not posting nearly as much as I wish.
So all of this to say... I don't know... I'm sorry I'm not funnier? I like to think I'm interesting, caring, understanding and a decent writer. So at least there is that. And I'll be thinking long and hard about which posts I think are my best or that I just like the best. I realize now that they don't have to be funny, just ones I like.
I'm okay with not being the funniest person in writing. I hope that I amuse and at least entertain people. I think that some of the things the Pumpkin does are very funny, and I can at least post about those. But for LOL funny writing, I suggest going to other blogs written by really funny people. That's what I do.
*If you have not read Black Hockey Jesus yet, get over there pronto! Especially if you like LOL funny writing. There is a reason everyone is talking about him--it's because he is hysterical. His kind of humour is the kind I personally love to hear/read.
5 comments:
I always con my husband into writing our Christmas letters. If it were left to me, it would be a scientific dissertation on our past year. But then I always have to read over it to make sure that his funny and entertaining letter actually gives some basic information about what we have been up to the past year.
I think you are doing just fine, Miss Caramama, and need not fret about the funny.
actually, sometimes you are pretty funny.
As for us, Hubby and I both are funny but my humor is so dry it flakes.
Not most people's cup-o-tea.
Your blog is great and always very insightful. And there are LOL moments in your writing so you shouldn't apologize for anything!
I'm the same way. At lunch and work meetings I have people squirting milk out of their noses, but my jokes don't translate well to my blog. I've done public speaking things in the past that made people laugh a lot too, but I don't get to do that much anymore.
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