Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I have a great sense of humor - you just have to work a bit harder to amuse me.

Ha! I've seen you laugh for hours at the most base of jokes.

Originally Posted by Alex

And to that I ask: Does anybody here who has met me (other than as grandmaster of MouseAdventure) think I am lacking in a sense of humor?

You have a great sense of humor.

This is why when people say "I'm looking for someone with a sense of humor" I feel like smacking them. It's like saying you're looking for someone who has a taste for sweets. Most everyone does. There are many types of sense of humor, and it's hard to pin down definitions for types.

Some random types of humor I enjoy, in no particular order:

Beavis and Butthead (stupidity, gross-outs)
Mel Brooks (Jewish, sex, puns, pop-culture sillyness)
30 Rock/The Office (brainy sarcasm about everyday foibles)
Wes Anderson (detached surrealism, awkward character interactions)
Weird Al (childlike, slapsticky innocent spoofs of seriousness)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job (non-linear psychadelic deja vu, slow motion vomiting for no reason)
SNL (too many things to list)

Some random types of humor I can appreciate but don't make me guffaw for some reason:

Woody Allen (wordy self-deprecation)
Cary Grant style films (zinger after zinger)
Practical jokes (making someone else feel bad eventually gets to me)
Fawlty Towers and the British Office (the ultimate in awkwardness is too much for me)

Hmm, I bet there are dozens more.