50 Things to do to your Boss that are Fun for you, but not for them
1. You're eavesdropping and you hear your boss has reservations at his favorite restaurant. You know, the one you can't afford. Call them back and cancel his reservations - say you're his wife.2. Have a friend of yours make an anonymous call to your boss saying that they know what he has been up to, possess incriminating pictures, and hang up. It will scare the bejesus out of him. 3. Put chocolate ex-lax in your manager's chocolate licorice. Not only will you feel better, it may wipe that constipated look off of his face too.4. Call the local Mormon or Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church and ask that they visit your house soon, only give them your manager's home address.5. Every time your boss asks you a question, just look at him and say "interesting" and go back to what you were working on.6. Take your eyeliner and smears it in his chair when he's not looking. His wife will feel needed when she has to heartily scrub and wash his pants.7. Turn the pictures on his desk upside down and act overly sweet and innocent when he asks if you know why they are like that.8. When your boss goes to the bathroom, turn his computer off. When he asks you if you know what happened, say that you don't and it must have just crashed or something. Smile like the Cheshire cat.9. Enlist a friend to deliver papers appearing to be legal documents that insinuate he is being sued for 4 million dollars. Put word "joke" on the last page of the 20-page document. It will be fun to watch beads of sweat form on his brow.10. Remove all toilet paper from the men's bathroom and put it in the women's. Shake your head in disapproval of the janitorial help in your office when your boss complains about it.11. Put your boss on all of the mailing lists of his most detested organizations and clubs. When he asks you to call and have them remove him from the lists, say of course, and never do it.12. Replace the vodka in the liquor cabinet with water. You're doing him a favor, really you are. When he comments that his vodka tastes like water, respond smartly by saying that it appears that just about everyone is cutting corners these days.13. When he comments that the coffee is too weak or too strong, ask, in a serious tone, if he is sure that his taste buds haven't changed.14. When your boss mentions a particular food that he does not like, purchase that item repeatedly and eat it in front of him. Put your garbage from that food into his garbage can, so that the smell will linger in his office.15. When you arrive late, move all clocks back. When you want to leave early, move all clocks forward. Pretend that all the batteries need to be replaced.16. When your boss inquires about your weekend, say you went sky diving and to Italy. He will hopefully get your sarcasm and not ask again.17. When your manager inquires as to what your favorite TV show is, reply that it is a child's show like Sesame Street. Say it like you mean it.18. Out of the blue, say you have an emergency appointment with your astrologer and it is important that you leave now because your charts are waiting!19. For your manager's birthday, hire a palm reader to read your manager's palm. Pay them an extra $50 to say "Oh My" in the middle of the reading and not be able to continue.20. Grind up leaves from your backyard that look like pot, put into a baggie, and send it to your boss. Stand there while he opens it and gasp when the contents are revealed. Say "it is none of my business" and walk out of the room.21. Call the fire department and pretend you are in the office next door to yours and exclaim there is a massive inferno in the building next to yours. It is guaranteed to raise your manager's blood pressure a few points or more when the firemen arrive.22. Time your manager when he goes out to run personal errands and comment that he took an exceptionally long break when he returns.23. Run into the office exclaiming to your manager that his car has a huge dent in the side! Walk outside with him when he goes out to examine it. After he looks it over thoroughly and asks you what you saw because he can't see it, apologize that it must have just been the way the light was reflecting on it that made it appear that way.24. Exclaim how sorry you are that your manager's grandmother died over the weekend and that you read about it in the obituaries. Declare that it must have been somebody with the same name when he says he has no idea what you are talking about and begins frantically dialing his grandmother.
25. Superglue two middle pages of your manager's favorite book and return to the shelf. He will find it after the glue has permanently set.26. When you are simply not in the mood to get out of your chair, proclaim that the copier is broken when your boss asks for copies to be made. If your manager attempts to make copies on his own and exclaims it works just fine, jam a paper clip in the innards of the copy machine when nobody is looking.27. When your boss asks you what you would like for secretaries' day, first of all, reply that you are not a secretary. Request that he answers the phone on that day as well as having all of your whims fulfilled that are of inconceivable proportions.28. Using desktop publishing, relabel a can of bug spray as vanilla air freshener and place in men's bathroom.29. Call in sick and leave a message on the company's voice mail. State that you are ill due to the overwhelming imbalance of wealth and power within the company's structure and your illness should subside once you are paid what you are worth.30. When your boss asks for a donation to his son's little league fund, ask what the minimum amount is that you can donate in order to keep your job.31. When your boss invites you to the company Christmas party, matter-of-factly state that you'd prefer to spend it with rabid dogs and wild monkeys, but proclaim your sincere thanks just the same.32. Stockpile in your office your manager's favorite type of pen so that he is constantly bewildered as to where they are disappearing and continues to order new boxes of pens repeatedly.33. During your yearly review, exclaim that you would just like to discuss your raise and not your manager's suggestions or comments. Also, add that you do have a list of improvements for him that you'd like to share.34. Find boss's buttons and push them. If it is his weight, ask if he has gained weight or do those clothes just make him look fat?35. Announce at the next company birthday (cake eating in the lunchroom) that the boss is giving everyone a 10% raise. When your manager pulls you into his office to discuss this, say that he sure is losing his sense of humor in his old age.36. Stack all incoming unwanted sales related faxes and printed e-mails on your manager's desk and connect all sales related calls to him, especially the stock brokers. When your manager comments that he would like you to screen all sales related material and calls, comment that you thought he was open to new ideas and new people and didn't realize he was so introverted.37. After next company announcement of a marriage or pregnancy, proclaim that you are getting married and having a child, but not necessarily in that order.38. When company phone bill gets passed around asking you to highlight your personal calls, always state that you would never do that and never highlight anything. Say your family and friends all reside in Tasmania.39. As soon as your boss returns from a vacation, ask where he went and always state that you vacationed there a few years ago and how fantastic it was.40. Five minutes into the weekly company meeting, excuse yourself to go to the restroom and return twenty minutes later when it is wrapping up.41. When the boss is out of town, forward the phones to your house and take a nap. Run back to the office if something needs to be done.42. Position a cup of coffee on your manager's desk so that when he sits down, you can pretend to fumble for papers on his desk and easily knock it onto his lap. State that you hope it isn't hot and that no third degree burns are inflicted.43. If you are single, place your grandmother's antique diamond ring on your married finger on the left hand. When boss asks you if anything new has happened to you recently after he clearly notices your ring, state nonchalantly "no, not really." If you are married, remove your wedding ring and state the same answer when asked the same question.44. On casual dress day, wear a bathing suit top and the shortest shorts that you own. When you are called into your boss's office to discuss this, ask for a list that defines the parameters of the casual dress day code.45. Circulate an anonymous memo that this coming Friday is fetish day so dress appropriately. Add that a $100 prize will be awarded to the freakiest costume.46. After your boss gives you an overwhelmingly long list of items for you to complete, ask if he'd like for you to wipe his ass as well.47. Take items out of your manager's sack lunch. When he comments on this phenomenon, reply that society is degenerating at an unbelievable rate.48. When you manager asks you how your day is going, be honest. Say, well, if people that worked for this company weren't so dysfunctional and psychotic, it might be a marginally average place of employment.49. When your boss says "good morning", quickly reply, "Oh is it?"50. Once a week, send an anonymous email to your boss that is spiteful in nature. To kick it off, the first one should simply read, "you are pond scum."
Friday, November 30, 2007
Special Delivery! Tips for Improving Your Humor
Delivering humorous speeches involves a lot more than simply having good material. Take some time to incorporate these tips into your presentations and watch the fun and laughter factors rise.In FunSigmund Freud wrote: "The most favorable condition for comic pleasure is a generally happy disposition in which one is in the mood for laughter."This concept is called "in fun." If you want your audience to laugh, they must be in fun. You, the speaker, must be in fun. The emcee or program coordinator must be in fun. The whole program should be designed in fun. Do anything you can to be sure your audience knows that it's OK to laugh.Time Of DayThe first speaker of the day for an early morning program should not expect hearty laughter. People are not conditioned to laugh a great deal in the early morning. Many won't even be awake yet. Use more information and less humor. It's important for you to know when not to expect hearty laughter. It would be a waste of time to use your best material at a time when laughter normally wouldn't be expected. The poor response also brings your energy level down. Many consider brunch and lunch to be the best times of day to expect a responsive audience. In the afternoon people are starting to get tired so don't expect laughter to be as intense.Male/Female Makeup of AudienceAll-female audiences tend to laugh more easily and louder than all-male audiences. Audiences that consist of more than 50 percent women are good too. The presence of the females provides a good buffer and makes it OK for the "big-ego" men to laugh.SizeNo, I'm not talking about how much you weigh today. I'm saying that the size of your audience has a direct effect on the types of humor which are most appropriate. Members of small business groups tend to be too self-conscious to laugh much. Use short one-liners. Don't use any long stories or jokes. In larger groups it's OK to stretch to jokes and short stories.Pre-Program ResearchThe more you know about your audience, the better able you will be to pick the humor that will get the greatest response. Your research before the program will also allow you to uncover the group's inside humor.SeatingThe best seating arrangement for laughter is semicircular theater style. When audience members are seated close together on a curve, they can look to their left or right and see the faces of each person in the row. This togetherness allows laughter to pass immediately from one person to the other. Contact NSA member and seating expert Paul Radde for advanced seating information.Choose Funnier WordsYour word choice can be the key to creating a successful witty line or a dud. In particular, words with the "K" sound in them are funny. Cucumber is funnier than mushroom. Cupcake is funnier than pastry. Turkey is a funnier word than loser.Deliver The PunchSome humorists will disagree, but I say deliver your punch line to one person and make sure that person is going to laugh. You must punch the line out a little harder and with a slightly different voice than the rest of the joke. Lean into the microphone and say it louder and more clearly than you said the setup lines. If the audience does not hear the punch line, they aren't going to laugh.Deliver the punch line to a person you know will laugh, so that others will be positively influenced to laugh. How do you know if a person will laugh or not? Pay attention to those who have been laughing, those nodding their heads in agreement with you during the program, and those you identified before the program.PausePausing just before and just after your punch line gives the audience a chance to "get" the humor and laugh. Absolutely do not continue to talk when laughter is expected. If you do, you will "step on" your laughter and squelch it quickly.Make It RelevantIf you make all your attempts at humor relevant to your presentation, you get an automatic excuse from your mother if your humor is not all that funny. If your humor is received as funny, so much the better; but if it isn't, at least you made your point. Audiences will be much more tolerant if the humor ties into the subject at hand. Use this formula:A. Make your point.B. Illustrate your point with something funny.
C. Restate your point.Vary The TypesThe above formula would get boring and redundant rather quickly if you used the exact same type of humor every time for part B. By varying the type of humor in B, you can go on virtually forever, and no one will recognize that you are using a formula. I have identified more than 34 different types of humor to plug into the formula. You could use one liners, jokes, humorous props, funny stories, magic, cartoons or other funny visuals.Rule Of ThreeOne of the most pervasive principles in the construction of humorous situations is the "Rule of Three." You will see it used over and over because it's simple, it's powerful, and it works. (See, I just used it there in a non-funny situation.) Most of the time in humor the Rule of Three is used in the following fashion: The first comment names the topic, the second sets a pattern, and the third unexpectedly switches the pattern, making it funny. Here's an example from a brochure advertising my seminars:In the "How to Get There" sectionFrom Washington, D.C., take Route 50.From Baltimore, Md., take Route 95.From Bangkok, Thailand, board Thai Airways.Look FunnierI have been accused of being too "corporate-looking¡¨ to be funny. When I'm being funny, I use facial expressions, odd body angles and bizarre comments and props to make up for my "normal" look. Those of you that have obvious physical characteristics that can be used in teasing yourself have an advantage. People love characters who are not afraid of teasing themselves. You can enhance the funny look with fun patterns and colors on ties and dresses, hats and funny glasses.Bombproof Your TalksAre you afraid of bombing when you get up in front of a group? You don't have to be. With proper material selection, a few prepared comments in case of unexpected problems and attention to time, worries about bombing can be virtually eliminated. As in tip above, make sure your material is relevant to your topic, and keep it short. The longer a piece of humor is, the funnier it better be.A. Saver LinesSaver Lines are what you say when your supposedly humorous statement does not get a laugh. You shouldn't be ashamed to use saver lines. The top comedians in the world need them and some purposely make mistakes so they can get a laugh from the saver line. Johnny Carson was an expert at this. After a poor response to a joke, he would say a comically insulting line like, "This is the kind of crowd that would watch Bambi through a sniper scope." Don't overdo the saver lines. If you have to use too many, your material must be pretty bad.B. Pre-Planned Ad-LibsAnother way to keep from bombing is to "expect the unexpected." Canned or pre-planned ad-libs are pre-written responses to unexpected happenings or mistakes that occur during a presentation, i.e., the microphone squeals, the projection bulb burns out, you say the wrong thing, etc. Prepared ad-libs actually do more than just save you. They make you look tremendously polished. Here's the continuum: A bad presenter will stammer around when a problem occurs. A ZZZZZs presenter will say nothing and try to ignore the problem. A great Wake 'em Up presenter will make a witty comment that appears to be spontaneous. The audience believes you are originating humor on the spot. You are just quickly recalling pre-planned responses.Microphone SquealsThis is the portion of my presentation where I do my elephant impression.Projector Light Burns OutThis is the first time I have been brighter than my equipment.Highlighter Runs Out Of Ink I'm out of ink. I'll be back in a wink. (remember . . . "k" words are funny)Think DiversityOur audiences are more ethnically diverse than ever before, so it's crucial to watch your political correctness and eliminate sexist language from your presentation. Not only is it easy to offend, which will turn your audience off completely, easily understandable word choice is more critical than ever to ensure that your audience members "get" the humor. When speaking across cultural lines, especially, visual humor such as magic, cartoons and comic strips are the most readily understood.
Delivering humorous speeches involves a lot more than simply having good material. Take some time to incorporate these tips into your presentations and watch the fun and laughter factors rise.In FunSigmund Freud wrote: "The most favorable condition for comic pleasure is a generally happy disposition in which one is in the mood for laughter."This concept is called "in fun." If you want your audience to laugh, they must be in fun. You, the speaker, must be in fun. The emcee or program coordinator must be in fun. The whole program should be designed in fun. Do anything you can to be sure your audience knows that it's OK to laugh.Time Of DayThe first speaker of the day for an early morning program should not expect hearty laughter. People are not conditioned to laugh a great deal in the early morning. Many won't even be awake yet. Use more information and less humor. It's important for you to know when not to expect hearty laughter. It would be a waste of time to use your best material at a time when laughter normally wouldn't be expected. The poor response also brings your energy level down. Many consider brunch and lunch to be the best times of day to expect a responsive audience. In the afternoon people are starting to get tired so don't expect laughter to be as intense.Male/Female Makeup of AudienceAll-female audiences tend to laugh more easily and louder than all-male audiences. Audiences that consist of more than 50 percent women are good too. The presence of the females provides a good buffer and makes it OK for the "big-ego" men to laugh.SizeNo, I'm not talking about how much you weigh today. I'm saying that the size of your audience has a direct effect on the types of humor which are most appropriate. Members of small business groups tend to be too self-conscious to laugh much. Use short one-liners. Don't use any long stories or jokes. In larger groups it's OK to stretch to jokes and short stories.Pre-Program ResearchThe more you know about your audience, the better able you will be to pick the humor that will get the greatest response. Your research before the program will also allow you to uncover the group's inside humor.SeatingThe best seating arrangement for laughter is semicircular theater style. When audience members are seated close together on a curve, they can look to their left or right and see the faces of each person in the row. This togetherness allows laughter to pass immediately from one person to the other. Contact NSA member and seating expert Paul Radde for advanced seating information.Choose Funnier WordsYour word choice can be the key to creating a successful witty line or a dud. In particular, words with the "K" sound in them are funny. Cucumber is funnier than mushroom. Cupcake is funnier than pastry. Turkey is a funnier word than loser.Deliver The PunchSome humorists will disagree, but I say deliver your punch line to one person and make sure that person is going to laugh. You must punch the line out a little harder and with a slightly different voice than the rest of the joke. Lean into the microphone and say it louder and more clearly than you said the setup lines. If the audience does not hear the punch line, they aren't going to laugh.Deliver the punch line to a person you know will laugh, so that others will be positively influenced to laugh. How do you know if a person will laugh or not? Pay attention to those who have been laughing, those nodding their heads in agreement with you during the program, and those you identified before the program.PausePausing just before and just after your punch line gives the audience a chance to "get" the humor and laugh. Absolutely do not continue to talk when laughter is expected. If you do, you will "step on" your laughter and squelch it quickly.Make It RelevantIf you make all your attempts at humor relevant to your presentation, you get an automatic excuse from your mother if your humor is not all that funny. If your humor is received as funny, so much the better; but if it isn't, at least you made your point. Audiences will be much more tolerant if the humor ties into the subject at hand. Use this formula:A. Make your point.B. Illustrate your point with something funny.
C. Restate your point.Vary The TypesThe above formula would get boring and redundant rather quickly if you used the exact same type of humor every time for part B. By varying the type of humor in B, you can go on virtually forever, and no one will recognize that you are using a formula. I have identified more than 34 different types of humor to plug into the formula. You could use one liners, jokes, humorous props, funny stories, magic, cartoons or other funny visuals.Rule Of ThreeOne of the most pervasive principles in the construction of humorous situations is the "Rule of Three." You will see it used over and over because it's simple, it's powerful, and it works. (See, I just used it there in a non-funny situation.) Most of the time in humor the Rule of Three is used in the following fashion: The first comment names the topic, the second sets a pattern, and the third unexpectedly switches the pattern, making it funny. Here's an example from a brochure advertising my seminars:In the "How to Get There" sectionFrom Washington, D.C., take Route 50.From Baltimore, Md., take Route 95.From Bangkok, Thailand, board Thai Airways.Look FunnierI have been accused of being too "corporate-looking¡¨ to be funny. When I'm being funny, I use facial expressions, odd body angles and bizarre comments and props to make up for my "normal" look. Those of you that have obvious physical characteristics that can be used in teasing yourself have an advantage. People love characters who are not afraid of teasing themselves. You can enhance the funny look with fun patterns and colors on ties and dresses, hats and funny glasses.Bombproof Your TalksAre you afraid of bombing when you get up in front of a group? You don't have to be. With proper material selection, a few prepared comments in case of unexpected problems and attention to time, worries about bombing can be virtually eliminated. As in tip above, make sure your material is relevant to your topic, and keep it short. The longer a piece of humor is, the funnier it better be.A. Saver LinesSaver Lines are what you say when your supposedly humorous statement does not get a laugh. You shouldn't be ashamed to use saver lines. The top comedians in the world need them and some purposely make mistakes so they can get a laugh from the saver line. Johnny Carson was an expert at this. After a poor response to a joke, he would say a comically insulting line like, "This is the kind of crowd that would watch Bambi through a sniper scope." Don't overdo the saver lines. If you have to use too many, your material must be pretty bad.B. Pre-Planned Ad-LibsAnother way to keep from bombing is to "expect the unexpected." Canned or pre-planned ad-libs are pre-written responses to unexpected happenings or mistakes that occur during a presentation, i.e., the microphone squeals, the projection bulb burns out, you say the wrong thing, etc. Prepared ad-libs actually do more than just save you. They make you look tremendously polished. Here's the continuum: A bad presenter will stammer around when a problem occurs. A ZZZZZs presenter will say nothing and try to ignore the problem. A great Wake 'em Up presenter will make a witty comment that appears to be spontaneous. The audience believes you are originating humor on the spot. You are just quickly recalling pre-planned responses.Microphone SquealsThis is the portion of my presentation where I do my elephant impression.Projector Light Burns OutThis is the first time I have been brighter than my equipment.Highlighter Runs Out Of Ink I'm out of ink. I'll be back in a wink. (remember . . . "k" words are funny)Think DiversityOur audiences are more ethnically diverse than ever before, so it's crucial to watch your political correctness and eliminate sexist language from your presentation. Not only is it easy to offend, which will turn your audience off completely, easily understandable word choice is more critical than ever to ensure that your audience members "get" the humor. When speaking across cultural lines, especially, visual humor such as magic, cartoons and comic strips are the most readily understood.
How Humor attacks
Humor is just around us in our daily lives. A sudden slip on a banana peel, a wrong fall in a swimming pool or a piece of cake patched on face, at times, movie magic of humor do take place in real lives. A joke, anecdote, pet humor or a toddler dozing off to sleep at breakfast-table, brings a bag of laughs and bundles of happiness.
Humor is understood by an infant, child, youngsters, adults, and elderly people without any difference of opinion. Cartoon network "Tom and Jerry" show written by Fred Quimby is a great comedy for all ages and still running successfully around the globe.
Modern day humor is exhaustive as it has taken various forms and fields. viz., kinds of humor is as follows:
1. Political humor: The wrangling between political leaders, representing their leadership in caricatures by their quotes. 2. Movie humor: Well administered movie humor is a great entertainer for all those who experience heavy toll of work load and also for family goers. e.g. "Father of Bride" cast: Steve Martin as a bride's father, and "Home Alone" were family entertainers. 3. Real life humor: (a) daily personal life (b) corporate.
"Laughter is the best medicine" is a proven maxim for all sort of mental fatigue. Real life humor is sometimes very ironical and sarcastic whether it is reasonable to laugh at one's own self. For example. After a warm shower, searching for pyjamas or a nightdress in a wardrobe, is both a serious situation as well as a great test for patience, for those who went through a hard working day. It is also quite hilarious to watch someone searching for clothes, and the entire family is discussing only one particular issue until it is resolved. At times, a situation is encountered, where it appears as a comic and it is not good enough to laugh, as it may annoy the person who is the head of a situation. Controlling laugh is a difficult and serious situation and even sometimes harder than any other task.
The purpose and importance of humor is that it provides a sigh of relief and relaxes the mind. The stressful hours of working eases the soul and spirit, when a person encounters humor either in movies or in real life. It is good to laugh at least for five minutes once in a day, through some media of humor viz., books, television, movies and children.
It is quite natural to come across various kinds of people, who enjoy humor in a particular style and manner. For example. Some carry noisy-laugh wherever their presence goes. They enjoy humor by pulling or shaking the person beside them and bringing that person entirely to the ground very conveniently.
In the above situation, spectators have two reasons to join the bandwagon of laugh. (1) For a noisy-laugh (2) for the person who is on the ground.
Every day issues beginning from dental-brush till the time of sleep, humor knocks either knowingly or unknowingly. On a busy day in office, tea/coffee gets cold, or pen is lying without a cap, or confronted with a nagging customer, these situations are prone to cause anger within. On the brighter side, they develop humor and leaves the person hesitant to laugh at one's own self.
Kinds of laugh
[a] Some people laugh, putting their hand against mouth in order to control laugh or as a code of demeanor.
[b] Some, open mouth wide and laugh without even noticing that it distracts the attention of others.
[c] Giggle: These people fear that they go noticed by others and as a code of excellent manners, even for extremes of comic, they still giggle.
Humor legends Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy carved a unique style in humor, leaving the audience for a choice. Their style of creating humor was simple and in everyday life situations. For example. Charlie visits to a bakery to order for a cake, and the owner does not take the order. So Charlie pours a bowl full of flour on his head and bakery-owner is in hunt for Charlie.
Contemporary, Hollywood star Jim carry [nick named as "human chewing-gum"] movies carry heavy doze of humor, viz., "The Mask", "Cable Guy" that is made possible only with him to make audience laugh and bring them to the ground.
A great comedy of "Mr.Bean" is another excellent example for humor, which does not need parental guidance for children. His humor fills vacuum of laugh to a whole extent.
In the recent times, most television channels prominently "pogo" telecasts a popular show called "Just for laughs Gags" in which ordinary passers-by are caught by media personnel for a particular comedy creation. For example. In a super-mar, credit and debit card machine for billing does not work [just as a scene] or they are asked to hold an old-lady armed in wheel-chair, and after few moments later, when customers unknowingly encounter, media will inform that it is for a TV show which results in heavy doze of laughter for all.
Humor is necessary to energise, liven-up the spirits and to enjoy everyday life. A famous quote "When money talks, nobody pays attention to the grammar". So also, "when humor talks, no barrier on linguistics or demographies.
Finally to conclude :
A cardiologist visited a car mechanic to repair his broke-down car. The following is the conversation between them:
Car mechanic: Hello doctor! you're here to get repaired your car. I wonder about my poor earnings as a mechanic, when both of us involved in repair jobs.
Cardiologist: You try to repair the car, when the car-engine is on.
Humor is just around us in our daily lives. A sudden slip on a banana peel, a wrong fall in a swimming pool or a piece of cake patched on face, at times, movie magic of humor do take place in real lives. A joke, anecdote, pet humor or a toddler dozing off to sleep at breakfast-table, brings a bag of laughs and bundles of happiness.
Humor is understood by an infant, child, youngsters, adults, and elderly people without any difference of opinion. Cartoon network "Tom and Jerry" show written by Fred Quimby is a great comedy for all ages and still running successfully around the globe.
Modern day humor is exhaustive as it has taken various forms and fields. viz., kinds of humor is as follows:
1. Political humor: The wrangling between political leaders, representing their leadership in caricatures by their quotes. 2. Movie humor: Well administered movie humor is a great entertainer for all those who experience heavy toll of work load and also for family goers. e.g. "Father of Bride" cast: Steve Martin as a bride's father, and "Home Alone" were family entertainers. 3. Real life humor: (a) daily personal life (b) corporate.
"Laughter is the best medicine" is a proven maxim for all sort of mental fatigue. Real life humor is sometimes very ironical and sarcastic whether it is reasonable to laugh at one's own self. For example. After a warm shower, searching for pyjamas or a nightdress in a wardrobe, is both a serious situation as well as a great test for patience, for those who went through a hard working day. It is also quite hilarious to watch someone searching for clothes, and the entire family is discussing only one particular issue until it is resolved. At times, a situation is encountered, where it appears as a comic and it is not good enough to laugh, as it may annoy the person who is the head of a situation. Controlling laugh is a difficult and serious situation and even sometimes harder than any other task.
The purpose and importance of humor is that it provides a sigh of relief and relaxes the mind. The stressful hours of working eases the soul and spirit, when a person encounters humor either in movies or in real life. It is good to laugh at least for five minutes once in a day, through some media of humor viz., books, television, movies and children.
It is quite natural to come across various kinds of people, who enjoy humor in a particular style and manner. For example. Some carry noisy-laugh wherever their presence goes. They enjoy humor by pulling or shaking the person beside them and bringing that person entirely to the ground very conveniently.
In the above situation, spectators have two reasons to join the bandwagon of laugh. (1) For a noisy-laugh (2) for the person who is on the ground.
Every day issues beginning from dental-brush till the time of sleep, humor knocks either knowingly or unknowingly. On a busy day in office, tea/coffee gets cold, or pen is lying without a cap, or confronted with a nagging customer, these situations are prone to cause anger within. On the brighter side, they develop humor and leaves the person hesitant to laugh at one's own self.
Kinds of laugh
[a] Some people laugh, putting their hand against mouth in order to control laugh or as a code of demeanor.
[b] Some, open mouth wide and laugh without even noticing that it distracts the attention of others.
[c] Giggle: These people fear that they go noticed by others and as a code of excellent manners, even for extremes of comic, they still giggle.
Humor legends Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy carved a unique style in humor, leaving the audience for a choice. Their style of creating humor was simple and in everyday life situations. For example. Charlie visits to a bakery to order for a cake, and the owner does not take the order. So Charlie pours a bowl full of flour on his head and bakery-owner is in hunt for Charlie.
Contemporary, Hollywood star Jim carry [nick named as "human chewing-gum"] movies carry heavy doze of humor, viz., "The Mask", "Cable Guy" that is made possible only with him to make audience laugh and bring them to the ground.
A great comedy of "Mr.Bean" is another excellent example for humor, which does not need parental guidance for children. His humor fills vacuum of laugh to a whole extent.
In the recent times, most television channels prominently "pogo" telecasts a popular show called "Just for laughs Gags" in which ordinary passers-by are caught by media personnel for a particular comedy creation. For example. In a super-mar, credit and debit card machine for billing does not work [just as a scene] or they are asked to hold an old-lady armed in wheel-chair, and after few moments later, when customers unknowingly encounter, media will inform that it is for a TV show which results in heavy doze of laughter for all.
Humor is necessary to energise, liven-up the spirits and to enjoy everyday life. A famous quote "When money talks, nobody pays attention to the grammar". So also, "when humor talks, no barrier on linguistics or demographies.
Finally to conclude :
A cardiologist visited a car mechanic to repair his broke-down car. The following is the conversation between them:
Car mechanic: Hello doctor! you're here to get repaired your car. I wonder about my poor earnings as a mechanic, when both of us involved in repair jobs.
Cardiologist: You try to repair the car, when the car-engine is on.
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