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From: forys@sunybcs.UUCP (Jeff Forys)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Jokes (and folks)
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Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 10:41:21 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 20 10:41:21 1984
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From edhall@randvax.UUCP (Ed Hall)  Posted: Thu Aug  9 01:26:55 1984
> I usually sprinkle my conversation with puns, wry observations, and
> sometimes just plain silliness.  Nothing is sadder than someone who
> can't respond in kind (or worse, doesn't understand that I'm joking).

I am always doing the above.  It's like a game and not everybody knows
how to play.  I don't find it sad that someone doesn't understand, they
probably just got a different sense of humor.  A friend of mine spent an
entire day speaking in absurd cliches (You can lead a horse to water...)
just to amuse himself.  *None* of his co-workers caught on, but he had a
great day.  I like to throw sarcasm around and mutter silly stuff under my
breath (a la Basil Fawlty).  If they don't understand you, just keep it
up -- they'll probably think you're nuts or stupid, but you'll be having
a great time.  I think everyone should get into a silly mood on a regular
basis.  Just let yourself go and don't worry how other people will react.
A good rule, however, is to *never* direct sarcasm at a person (unless,
of course, they started it :-), use it instead on inanimate objects and
situations.
						Jeff Forys

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