 Comedy: August 01, 2018 Issue [#9031] |
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This week: Go On - Make Me Laugh Edited by: Lornda  
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Lornda
"Laughing is, and will always be, the best form of therapy."
~Dau Voire
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When you host a contest, it’s not always easy to find a winner. While updating the page for the one I run, I thought about how hard it must be for the entrants to win. Why? Because they have to make me laugh in order to place in the winner’s circle. It’s not about the grammar or the rating. The only criteria is to make me laugh out loud, wipe the tears away, or spit out my coffee.
So if you decide to enter a humorous poem, what will make me laugh? I have to admit I have a weird sense of humor, so here are a few helpful hints. Puns will win me over, but it can’t be overdone. Any characters that have dialog said in a sarcastic manner will give me a chuckle. The biggest laughs for me, though, are when I read of real life incidents. So, anything to do with life in general is a good way to inspire a humorous poem.
As an example of the everyday humor and topics that can make me laugh, check out what happen when I logged on a month ago. I was scanning the highways and byways of WdC while drinking my coffee. A habit I’ve had for 11 years now. Normally, I’m not out looking for the biggest laugh of the day here, but that’s exactly what happened. Not once but twice within two weeks.
Since the newsfeed is the biggest highway, I always check it first. I was scrolling through and a photo caught my attention. It made me smile because of a doll’s head in the top right corner stared at me, so I continued to drink my coffee and read what it was about. The wording had a huge impact in the humorous department because it was short. I burst out laughing, the coffee sprayed everywhere, and I wiped away the tears. I’m not sure if everyone laughed at it or it’s just my crazy sense of humor, but it’s a great example of laughing at an everyday happening. You can check it out for yourself here: "Note: This is me being on fake hold with a fake flip pho..." by The StoryMaster 
Another coffee spraying incident was found in a blog entry. Do not tell anybody, but I’m a blog lurker, so I think that’s a whole different subject for another newsletter. I always find this author’s blog interesting, and he has a flair for writing about the everyday. He writes about his family and the rich culture that surrounds him, so that’s why I think this entry came out of nowhere and was so unexpected and funny. The interesting part was the little twist of humor as I read along, and the way he wrote it was hilarious. Whether he knows it or not, the timing of the humor was perfect and had me laughing so loud. You can check it out for yourself. I’m sure everyone will laugh at this subject matter. The title alone should give you a clue what it’s about: "Invalid Entry" by {suser_id:} Great inspiration for poem!
Now you know a few handy hints on what can make me laugh. Go on and write something hilarious for the next round of my contest. It should be so easy to whip up a funny poem, right?
I’ll leave you with one last clue. Here is a video that I watched the other day. It will prove how weird my sense of humor works. Let’s just say, I was the only one laughing in the room.
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And if you're interested in a challenge to make me laugh, I hope to see you here for the next round in a couple of months!
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 What about you? Has anyone at WdC made you laugh recently?
 Feedback from the "Phrases Gone Wrong" July 5th (2017  My bad!)
willwilcox : I never say old phrases correctly. I mix them up with other phrases. It's a standing joke at my house.
I hear you on that one. I do the same thing. You should see the looks I get when I say: "That's a bunch of crock."  I was mortified when I found out the right way to say that phrase. Not gonna change it, though. 
DRSmith : Synonym (noun) A word used in place of the one you can't spell?
You mean something like the fancy word: "philanthropissed" (noun) for someone who doesn't give a crap)? I know you mean well, but I'd like to point out a few other annex dolts you got wrong right from the git go, like:
Hunger pains (vs pangs) I feel hunger pains lots of times, though most people call 'em cramps, or a prelude to diet rear. Statue of limitations (vs statute) is ok too, like all them statues the government spent millions on that nobody can figure out 'cause the sculptor had only limited or zero talent. As for For all intensive purpose (vs intents). There's been many a time when I had very intensive purpose, like when I had a real bad dose of hunger pains. Let me tell you, the search for a place to go got real intensive.
You’ve got another thing coming (vs think). Not so as I always seem to get another thing coming… like a drink or worse in the face from the boyfriend of a gal I was hittin' on at the bar. Escape goat (vs scape)? Now this actually happened when my goat escaped and got in line with a troupe of Boy Scouts trekking past the farm. Got a call two hours later demanding I pick it up at a convenience store about 3 miles away. Nip it in the butt (vs bud)? When's the last time you've been fitted for clothes? Thought so!
Expresso (vs Espresso) Now this I agree with 'cause I'm sofistacatered when it comes to foreign food stuffs. Can't tell you how many local yokels I know think "escargo" is a motorway in Europe. Beckon Call (vs Beck)? What the hell is a "beck"; so gotta be wrong, like the times I've beckoned to call one of them gals I met at the bar where I usually get another thing coming! The spitting image (vs spit)? I can't believe you missed this one... ever watch a ball game on TV? Wet your appetite (vs whet)? Don’t know about you, but I always wet my appetite with a whiskey and beer chaser… which usually leads to another thing coming when I have too much without eating.
Genetic Pills (vs generic)? Nope, it has to be genetic 'cause it's the only explanation for two gals I met at a bar; both heifers from central KY who were living proof that the Indians used to mate with buffalo. Tex Mex (vs text message)? No way, Jose, as everyone knows Tex Mex is a type of food, like a spicy grub steak found at certain restaurants. Your buddy, DRSmith.
Wowsers, Mr. Smith. I think you should write my next newsletter. Thanks for the entertaining comment. You're a hoot. 
Indelible Ink : Weight a minute..."Wally the Mart"?
Lornda, sometimes it's difficult to take you Sears-iously!
Thanks for the funny comment. You always do your 'upmost' (utmost) to make me laugh. I will never take your humor for 'granite' (granted). I think about visiting your port offten (often). 
Joto-Kai  : I won't even touch the "think coming."  Except to say, it only matters if you write it because the listener is going to hear it whichever way he or she wants.
If you look into it, I believe you will find it originally was 'escape goat.' (Possibly 'escaped ~') The superstitionist would ritually put the people's sins on a goat, who would be released to run away. This was 'the escaped goat' which got shortened to 'scapegoat.'
Yes, I remember researching these phrases, and it was so funny to find out what the real meaning behind them all meant. Thanks for the comment!
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