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@camel_blue wrote:
Camel Blue is not meant to be a nasty poster just a tongue in cheek look at JC from a made up plot.
Yet some people find their mentions funny, others are hurt by them…hence the question what is humour.
Humour is subjective, what one person finds funny another person doesn’t but wouldn’t we be a boring lot if we all liked the same thing. Humour about another person can work if it is good-natured and the person making the joke knows the subject of the joke well enough to believe that they would assume good intent and see the joke. Taking that further, whether we find something about ourselves humorous or not also depends on who is making the joke and how we perceive their intent, and also what else is going on in our lives at that time. So when someone like camel blue (for example) posts a parody, hiding behind anonymity but obviously a regular chatter, people don’t know the intent and so react in different ways.
Personally I find the trend of comedians making jokes at the expense of others, belittling and deriding to get a laugh, going for the shock omg-did-he-really-say-that factor, distasteful and not at all funny, yet others find it hilarious. Jokes that rely on ethnic origin, jokes about tragic events and so on also leave me cold…my friends now know not to send jokes of that ilk to me. Observational humour that isn’t at the expense of others but about things that we all see happening around us every day works for me, as does self-depreciating humour – to a point, as long as it doesn’t become cringe-worthy!
Eeeeeh it’s a funny old thing is humour :lol:
I think it depends on the person who says it, what the content is and most importantly what mood the reader is in.
Best friends can have a fallen out over the way something is read, hence the every growing need for smilies.
On an open fourm on the internet its all how things are perceived, and if your friends with someone your more likely to let things slide but when someone who you dont get along with post something you dont like your more likely to bite.Humour all depends on the person.
I like dark, sick and twisted jokes but there is a fine line from funny to down right sick and just cause i laugh at those kind of jokes i dont post them on the boards as i understand not everyone would like them.i think my s,o,h verges in the middle of a soupcon of dryness,a pinch of drollness,a twist of corny,and a frazzle of outright absurdity,yep i can like many other regs upset the applecart .but remember its a male and female room,and we all come from different parts of the country (even countries) many jokes,wind ups.put downs etc can be regionally based and some ppl will just not get it. as eve said her and i are not bosom buddies,but somewhere along the line we share a similiarish form of regionality,i.e i thought the song she picked for me was hilarious (and true to a degree) same as thin no way we are mates but sometimes i grin at his posts,not all just some,so all i can say tbh is just lighten up to the ppl who cant take it,after all its better to be mentioned than not.
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@best man wrote:
after all its better to be mentioned than not.
Some would disagree….
yes but your very erudite jen,not a lot fazes you,but others arent,we have a mixed bag in here,some are sensitive,others dont give a flying fig what is said about them,im not picking on annette,i quite like her,but in my own personal opinion it seems to me,as if she is walking a tightrope as a “boardster” she can be very sensitive,also bites a lot,can be witty,but she seems to not quite sussed out the fine line of the art of chatting.
@best man wrote:
the fine line of the art of chatting.
How do i put into words the true delight i get when i see your name – no joke Cosy you really do make me laugh, and all i can think of is Forrest Gump (with changes to suit of course :wink: )
Cosy is like a box of chocolates, you really never know what your going to get.
yup! I agree with that! :D
@best man wrote:
yes but your very erudite jen,not a lot fazes you,but others arent,we have a mixed bag in here,some are sensitive,others dont give a flying fig what is said about them,im not picking on annette,i quite like her,but in my own personal opinion it seems to me,as if she is walking a tightrope as a “boardster” she can be very sensitive,also bites a lot,can be witty,but she seems to not quite sussed out the fine line of the art of chatting.
lol @ walking a tight rope as a boardster .
You mean i won’t sit back and take the shyte, and i voice my opinion…. Crikey , if you seriously think i am a sensitive little soul , you really have no idea. :-k
oh and btw …….. if your not picking on me , why mention me ? #-o
* Runs of sobbing and crying ” I’m being picked on ! ” :lol:
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