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]]> By: bigbonton http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/office-humor-stimulates-creative-thinking/2007/08/01#comment-128 bigbonton Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:02:47 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/office-humor-stimulates-creative-thinking/2007/08/01#comment-128 The best humor is dangerous. It risks making the speaker look bad or insulting the audience & / or the subject of the joke. But that’s a risk we’ll have to take, the pay off is worth it – but hey, not always! Be careful out there . . . an honest spotlight is not always welcome. Remember: tact (just because you can doesn’t mean you should). Sarcasm is dangerous, like thin ice. I agree, the risk with sarcasm is sounding bitter. Sarcasm can become a bad habit, too. Got teenagers? Irony may be the highest level of humor. Highest as in the most complex, not the highest as in the greatest goal to strive for. Irony incorporates some sarcasm but requires both a knowledge of the subject (target) and a separation from the subject. Irony does not translate or travel well. Lower levels of humor, like slapstick? Sure. Not many females like The Three Stooges. Possibly guys relate to their frustrations, their challenge by and of dignity and their hopelessness. (why I oughtta . . . ). I have no use for scatological material; it’s just too easy of a target. South Park cartoons can use humor to tell truths, but I reject most of their shock material. I (sniffs piously) grew out of it (ha-rumph). Worldwide, studies have conclusively shown the most effective prop for humor is the duck. Quack. (Grinning, just a little, on the inside?) Quack. (You are grinning, you are so grinning about that duck). They waddle on those webbed feet, their bill, (quack), ducks are the most universally funny prop. Samples of other factors in humor: Rule of threes – the gold standard of the set-up and the payoff. Exaggeration. Reversal of expectations. There are four macro styles of jokes; which one(s) a person uses tells a lot about them. I’ll fill you in as needed. Quack. The best humor is dangerous. It risks making the speaker look bad or insulting the audience & / or the subject of the joke.
But that’s a risk we’ll have to take, the pay off is worth it – but hey, not always! Be careful out there . . . an honest spotlight is not always welcome. Remember: tact (just because you can doesn’t mean you should).

Sarcasm is dangerous, like thin ice. I agree, the risk with sarcasm is sounding bitter. Sarcasm can become a bad habit, too. Got teenagers?

Irony may be the highest level of humor. Highest as in the most complex, not the highest as in the greatest goal to strive for. Irony incorporates some sarcasm but requires both a knowledge of the subject (target) and a separation from the subject. Irony does not translate or travel well.

Lower levels of humor, like slapstick? Sure. Not many females like The Three Stooges. Possibly guys relate to their frustrations, their challenge by and of dignity and their hopelessness.
(why I oughtta . . . ).

I have no use for scatological material; it’s just too easy of a target. South Park cartoons can use humor to tell truths, but I reject most of their shock material.
I (sniffs piously) grew out of it (ha-rumph).

Worldwide, studies have conclusively shown the most effective prop for humor is the duck. Quack. (Grinning, just a little, on the inside?) Quack. (You are grinning, you are so grinning about that duck). They waddle on those webbed feet, their bill, (quack), ducks are the most universally funny prop.

Samples of other factors in humor:
Rule of threes – the gold standard of the set-up and the payoff.
Exaggeration.
Reversal of expectations.

There are four macro styles of jokes; which one(s) a person uses tells a lot about them. I’ll fill you in as needed.
Quack.

]]> By: angel http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/office-humor-stimulates-creative-thinking/2007/08/01#comment-127 angel Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:05:10 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/office-humor-stimulates-creative-thinking/2007/08/01#comment-127 i AM a lover of good sarcasm, though ashamed of it at times. people tend to read it as "bitterness." like brandi said, sense of humor is very regional. i have thus incorporated a bit of southern courtesy in my repertoire. i AM a lover of good sarcasm, though ashamed of it at times. people tend to read it as “bitterness.” like brandi said, sense of humor is very regional. i have thus incorporated a bit of southern courtesy in my repertoire.

]]> By: leigh http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/office-humor-stimulates-creative-thinking/2007/08/01#comment-125 leigh Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:42:58 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/office-humor-stimulates-creative-thinking/2007/08/01#comment-125 Ohhh... I love sarcasm and so does Angel - maybe even too much. I think we need to have another night out. On the topic of the post, though - I would say that in the hospitality industry (where I worked for oh-so-long) humor was the key to survival. Whether making fun of your customers, your co-workers or yourself - it was a necessity that shortened the shift and made it all better. Ohhh… I love sarcasm and so does Angel - maybe even too much. I think we need to have another night out.

On the topic of the post, though - I would say that in the hospitality industry (where I worked for oh-so-long) humor was the key to survival. Whether making fun of your customers, your co-workers or yourself - it was a necessity that shortened the shift and made it all better.

]]> By: Brandi http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/office-humor-stimulates-creative-thinking/2007/08/01#comment-123 Brandi Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:25:27 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/office-humor-stimulates-creative-thinking/2007/08/01#comment-123 bigbonton - You're right, forced laughter IS one of the saddest things in the world! It's so incredibly awkward. I feel like the sense of humor changes depending on which industry you're working in as well. All my past mapping coworkers had the nerdy map/pop culture sense of humor (up to date), engineers (from my old CAD electrical mapping days) - not as much. I also have noticed different regional sense of humors, since I have moved around so much. I feel like I'm able to keep up with spontaneous retorts in my own sarcastic tone. I also feel as if a lot of people don't appreciate sarcasm here! :) That's a great link, thanks! bigbonton - You’re right, forced laughter IS one of the saddest things in the world! It’s so incredibly awkward. I feel like the sense of humor changes depending on which industry you’re working in as well. All my past mapping coworkers had the nerdy map/pop culture sense of humor (up to date), engineers (from my old CAD electrical mapping days) - not as much. I also have noticed different regional sense of humors, since I have moved around so much.

I feel like I’m able to keep up with spontaneous retorts in my own sarcastic tone. I also feel as if a lot of people don’t appreciate sarcasm here! :)

That’s a great link, thanks!

]]> By: bigbonton http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/office-humor-stimulates-creative-thinking/2007/08/01#comment-122 bigbonton Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:07:43 +0000 http://blog.thecreativecoast.org/office-humor-stimulates-creative-thinking/2007/08/01#comment-122 One of the precious things about humor is, to be funny, one must rise above the present situation, see it honestly for what it is, and see how the moment relates to a bigger picture. How many offices have anyone with those abilities - the perspective, the emotional honesty, and the selfless ego required for genuine humor? Plus they’d have to think fast and be spontaneous. We’re really weeding through any prospective funny people with these criteria, aren’t we? Smart, selfless, swift. Anyone? Anyone? One of the saddest things in the world is forced laughter, as when the big boss says something and his minions chortle or practically say the words “Ha. Ha. Ha.” So sad. For examples of lame attempts (and general staleness), go to: http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/ Funny ‘cause it’s true. Perfect use of an RSS feed. One of the precious things about humor is, to be funny, one must rise above the present situation, see it honestly for what it is, and see how the moment relates to a bigger picture.
How many offices have anyone with those abilities - the perspective, the emotional honesty, and the selfless ego required for genuine humor? Plus they’d have to think fast and be spontaneous. We’re really weeding through any prospective funny people with these criteria, aren’t we? Smart, selfless, swift. Anyone? Anyone?

One of the saddest things in the world is forced laughter, as when the big boss says something and his minions chortle or practically say the words “Ha. Ha. Ha.” So sad.

For examples of lame attempts (and general staleness), go to:
http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/
Funny ‘cause it’s true.

Perfect use of an RSS feed.

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