Honesty, or laughter - Page 2

€uroMeinke · 01-18-2005, 09:50 PM

Of course, it also depends on the lies, sometimes complete honesty can grate a bit or just be rather dull. Liars tell better stories.

Not Afraid · 01-18-2005, 10:00 PM

When I think of choosing, the laughter person is always like Jim Carrey or Robin Williams - some high maintenance dweeb who would irritate me in about, oh, 5 minutes.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-18-2005, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

When I think of choosing, the laughter person is always like Jim Carrey or Robin Williams - some high maintenance dweeb who would irritate me in about, oh, 5 minutes.

True, but when I really think about it, all my friends make me laugh. That's what hanging out is - amusing each other with banter.

€uroMeinke · 01-18-2005, 11:38 PM

And of course you want a companion that lies about how much fun you are - even when you aren't.

wendybeth · 01-18-2005, 11:55 PM

If I really had to choose, I'd go with honesty. To know that the person you are with is trustworthy is worth more than anything. Even if that honesty was painful (such as "Yes, your ass does look big in those pants", or "I don't love you anymore") at least you are not living a lie. Honesty is a big issue with me- I equate it with trust, and there are so few people that I really trust in this world.

MickeyD · 01-19-2005, 12:41 AM

About a year ago, I went on a date with a guy who had no discernable sense of humor. Or, if he had one, it didn't mesh with mine at all. I didn't go on another date with him, though he asked. The idea of sitting through another whole humorless date was slightly less appealing to me than the idea of having having a nail imbedded in my skull.

But honesty is also WAY up on my must list. I still couldn't choose between the two.

tigertail777 · 01-19-2005, 01:46 AM

I had no idea this little question would spawn so many answers. I mostly asked because I have one of those nearly humorless friends, who is quite honest. This person I do love as a brother, but sometimes I want to hit him on the head with a frying pan, he cannot, will not take any kind of joke whatsoever. The only time he gets to be any semblence of normal in the laughter department is when he is dead tired, which when I go do stuff with him I feel guilty, but I try to make him dead tired on purpose. Otherwise he a) tries to feed me religion like it was the last food I would ever eat, b) goes on and on about how people should be more PC and things he doesnt like, or c) talks about the latest collectable piece in his comic book collecting empire. Repeat wash and rinse with very little variation. I have known him since Junior High, and frankly I feel that he has changed and not for the better. He was always pretty serious but never as bad as this or so stuck in a rut; he seems to have no desire to do anything better with his life at all, he doesnt strive for anything but where he's at and always complains about it. I want to remain friends, and I dont want to hurt his feelings, but I think for my own sanity I need to distance myself from him a bit.

The little question was just sort of my way of venting I guess. But the answers were very interesting.

Gn2Dlnd · 01-19-2005, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

If I had to choose either a completely humorless companion that was honest or a funny companion that was a huge liar, I would kill myself.

It's like choosing between burning to death and drowning. Can't say I prefer either.

Well, I've chosen the funy liar a couple too many times.

I think it's why I've been single so long.

SacTown Chronic · 01-19-2005, 07:42 AM

The president is an accomplished liar who makes me laugh (when he doesn't make me cry). The relationship hasn't worked out for me at all. If I had to choose, I'd take an honest humorless person. Like John Kerry.

scaeagles · 01-19-2005, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

I'd take an honest person. Like John Kerry.

Now that's funny. All the women who want the funny guy are going for you.

01-18-2005, 09:50 PM	#11
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Of course, it also depends on the lies, sometimes complete honesty can grate a bit or just be rather dull. Liars tell better stories. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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01-18-2005, 10:00 PM	#12
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	When I think of choosing, the laughter person is always like Jim Carrey or Robin Williams - some high maintenance dweeb who would irritate me in about, oh, 5 minutes.
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01-18-2005, 11:38 PM	#14
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	And of course you want a companion that lies about how much fun you are - even when you aren't. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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01-18-2005, 11:55 PM	#15
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	If I really had to choose, I'd go with honesty. To know that the person you are with is trustworthy is worth more than anything. Even if that honesty was painful (such as "Yes, your ass does look big in those pants", or "I don't love you anymore") at least you are not living a lie. Honesty is a big issue with me- I equate it with trust, and there are so few people that I really trust in this world. __________________
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01-19-2005, 12:41 AM	#16
MickeyD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mooby's Posts: 488	About a year ago, I went on a date with a guy who had no discernable sense of humor. Or, if he had one, it didn't mesh with mine at all. I didn't go on another date with him, though he asked. The idea of sitting through another whole humorless date was slightly less appealing to me than the idea of having having a nail imbedded in my skull. But honesty is also WAY up on my must list. I still couldn't choose between the two.
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01-19-2005, 01:46 AM	#17
tigertail777 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22	I had no idea this little question would spawn so many answers. I mostly asked because I have one of those nearly humorless friends, who is quite honest. This person I do love as a brother, but sometimes I want to hit him on the head with a frying pan, he cannot, will not take any kind of joke whatsoever. The only time he gets to be any semblence of normal in the laughter department is when he is dead tired, which when I go do stuff with him I feel guilty, but I try to make him dead tired on purpose. Otherwise he a) tries to feed me religion like it was the last food I would ever eat, b) goes on and on about how people should be more PC and things he doesnt like, or c) talks about the latest collectable piece in his comic book collecting empire. Repeat wash and rinse with very little variation. I have known him since Junior High, and frankly I feel that he has changed and not for the better. He was always pretty serious but never as bad as this or so stuck in a rut; he seems to have no desire to do anything better with his life at all, he doesnt strive for anything but where he's at and always complains about it. I want to remain friends, and I dont want to hurt his feelings, but I think for my own sanity I need to distance myself from him a bit. The little question was just sort of my way of venting I guess. But the answers were very interesting.
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01-19-2005, 07:42 AM	#19
SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	The president is an accomplished liar who makes me laugh (when he doesn't make me cry). The relationship hasn't worked out for me at all. If I had to choose, I'd take an honest humorless person. Like John Kerry.
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