Thursday, December 16, 2004

things that will always be funny to me

i'd like to put together a running list of things i find funny that just never seem to get old. here's the first few that come to mind.

1. breaking in on a joke midway, hearing a ridiculous punchline and then having everyone break out in uproarious laughter.

e.g. "... so i said rectum?! damn near KILLED EM!" - "HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAA!"

typically, the comedy is based heavily on the delivery. being really loud and over-excited is key. you need to say the punchline as though your voice is going off a ramp ... "and then i said 'oh yeah!? my dog does the EXACT SAME THING!'" - "HA HA HA HOOOOOOO!" (i'm actually making myself smirk a little bit as i write that last one off the top of my head. see? it really is always funny to me.)

2. [some thing or activity] makes [something that is typically ridiculed] look like [something that is typically revered].

e.g. "white chicks" makes "corky romano" look like "citizen kane".

coming up with blank1's and blank2's (makes [blank1] look like [blank2]) that are really really far apart is helpful.

more to come, i'm sure. please comment on your own and we'll see if they make my cut.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have to say that I enjoy it when people break words down so that they can stick other words/phrases in the middle. For example, when Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) says "Ri-goddamn-diculous" in "Anchorman." It's especially good when it's an abnormal pairing too.
--Allison

Anonymous said...

Here's another:

"Congratu-fucking-lations"
-from "Harold and Kumar"

-Allison