My Kingdom for a Chuckle

Ladies: It has finally come to my awareness that the real secret to a man’s heart is not through his stomach but through his ego. Specifically, finding him funny. There is not much that will inflate a male more than convincing him that he is consistently funny.This does not mean however that a girl could fake it and get away with it. The line between patronizing and actually getting one’s humor is quite large; and to those who actually have a comedic streak, is easily visible. Now, for those that don’t really possess the funny gene, encouraging him is like telling a coke-head that they’re living life too slow and they need to take it up another notch.

Seriously, you know exactly who I’m talking about. The guys that tell a joke or try and say something real witty, and then they’re the loudest to laugh at it. So whatever you do, don’t laugh at a guy who is the only one who thinks he’s funny. Don’t do it because you feel sorry for him or you think doing so is a good deed. It does nothing but make him more obnoxious because it validates his pathetic sense of humor. And you can’t stop them either. So either walk quietly away, or ’spill’ a drink on him. Trying to convince one of these guys that they’re not really funny is like getting George Bush to admit he’s wrong.

But whatever you do, if your man is funny, make sure he knows it. Because you’ll be able to get away with all kinds of shit if you do…



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