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My Friend The Comedian

March 9th 2007 09:55
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The resident joker


That’s right. We’ve all got one. Whether they’re manically quoting ‘Little Britain’ or causally dropping ‘What’s the deal with…’ into their every day vernacular, the resident ‘comedian’

is unfortunately part of life. Personally, my High School years were marked by the incessant ramblings of a particular aspiring jester. He was lovable, don’t get me wrong, but not even a day went by without ‘new material’. “What’s the deal with eggs… they’re nutritious but they’re so messy!” “They call Earth livable…then how come so many people get skin cancer?” Apparently, I was simply not understanding the irony. The shear intellect of the punch line had obviously passed me by. The concerning factor in this, more so than the perpetrator firmly believing that he was on the road to a career in professional stand up, is that I remember every joke – even three years later. What does that say about me? Possibly, now that I am a wiser member of society, I have finally understood the correlation between twins and Aeroplane food.

I may be a lost cause, but there are thousands of ‘comedians’ inflicting pain on innocent victims all over the world. Surely there must be something we can do. Not that I’m advocating ripping their voice box out of their throat and violently yelling ‘YOU’RE NOT FUNNY’, that would be a over-reaction. Maybe we’ll just have to learn to live with their constant quips and never ending Homer Simpson recitals. Or possible, we could all move to an African village, where I doubt we would come across another “Yeah…but… no….but…yeah…but…no”.
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Comment by JoshZ

March 9th 2007 11:59
Dude,

there is soemthing we can do.

It involves a shovel, a sixfoot deep hole and a few hours worth of effort.

To be honest I like the value of a good smartarse. They liven up the atmosphere, help us see things in new ways and hopefully make us laugh as well.

JZ

Comment by David

March 9th 2007 12:19
People who resort to quoting other comedians? Or dialogue from comedic shows? Or rehashing old jokes? And appropriate the authorship to themselves?

In order to convince me they're 'really funny'? ...

I do not find them amusing. Never have. Never will. I find them pathetic excuses for human beings. And wish I'd never met them.

They are comedic plagiarists ....

Whereas, a person who can be original? ... Just spit shit out at will? ...

I'll hang around that person all night long ... and just ... 'engage' ...

David ...

Comment by JoshZ

March 9th 2007 13:03
Hey Dave,

funny thing about comedy is that you CAN get better by watching the greats.

Groucho Marx especially. He is my comedic idol.

JZ

Comment by Ahmed

March 9th 2007 15:31
and now for the stylings of Ahmed, the crazy fool who go in front of a bunch of second year uni students (when he was in first year) and uttered as follows:

'before we begin, has anyone lost a large wad of cash with a rubber band around it? ... because we found the rubber band'

They almost didn't get it, I cracked a worse joke later which fell down so dead I think they brought in them history students to feel the effects of a holocaust... (yeah that was a punchline).

In short: I am a smart ass... or at least thats my online persona Do me a favor mate, don't just imagine ripping my throat out, go ahead and do it, mercy killing and what not...


Seriously though theres nothing more annoying than someone who is trying to be funny. It's an 'in the moment thing', these are the kinds of people who might have said a good joke once and are no desperately trying to relive that one joke over and over again. They fail to realize the big shots who come up with jokes on the fly are really few and far in between and the Simpson's is written by a team of writers.


Heres another joke, A nudist lady was feeling ill so she went to the doctor, the doctor said that she was in fact pregnant. 'How could this be?' she asked, 'in my community we only have sex with our eyes (i.e. look, don't touch)'. The doctor replied, 'dear lady, someone in your community is cockeyed'.

Comment by Haletime

March 10th 2007 02:56
I think i know of whom you are referring Bill. They are some of the most annoying people on earth you talk about! I dont care if you can remember every single line from every single simpsons episode. It doesnt change the fact that from your probably a loser.

I too remember those shocking jokes, non-stop. He was so confident though, he seriously thought at times that they were really funny, even if they had to be explained with a 5000word essay and a full sized picture.
Keep up the great work bill, i'll keep reading.

Comment by Billy M

March 10th 2007 05:39
Thanks for the comments guys. I now feel comfortable in my rage. Keep up the fight against bad punch lines!

Comment by KylieW

March 13th 2007 05:03
Not that I’m advocating ripping their voice box out of their throat and violently yelling ‘YOU’RE NOT FUNNY’, that would be a over-reaction

See, now THAT'S funny!!


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