I think I've lost my funny.
I don’t know where it went – maybe it can be found through some sort of advanced mathematical equation that draws a correlation between the amount of time since I’ve seen a new Office episode and my joke ratio. Or maybe I just left my funny at the store.
Just a week or so ago Mr. Dub told me that I’d been extraordinarily witty as of late. And he’s a very reluctant laugher so that means a lot to me. (And let that serve as a warning to those of you who've never met Mr. Dub. Bring out your big guns!)
But like that, it vanished.
My posts have been so dry recently. So boring. So unfunny.
And I try as I might, I can’t think of anything funny to say today.
I’ve conjured up all sorts of hilarious images – monkeys giving manicures, John Goodman wearing a halter, my sixth grade school picture. But none of it is inspiring me.
So I guess I’ll have to settle for something serious.
Like, STDs are real, people!
Or, save the whales! (Or have they been saved by now? I keep meaning to find out.)
Or, save my funny!
Now, that’s a real cause.
14 comments:
Sorry you aren't feeling like yourself. I too used to be rather funny.. and if I spend enough time around a large group of adults I see glimmers of my old personality. Sadly I don't have enough chances in the day with my 2 year old to crack jokes. She seems to be the funny one these days. So I will continue to get around other adults often so I don't get too rusty, & perhaps when my children are raised I will be able to be funny on a daily basis... and all will appreciate it!
first, you're high. secondly, if you feel like someone stole it ...it could be your mom. her posts have been hysterical recently. i would try looking there.
Have you gone mad, woman? You don't even have to try and you are totally hilarious. You are one of the reasons that I don't have my own blog. How can I compete with you? You are a complete riot, hands down. You've been that way since I met you several decades ago. Why do you think I became your friend? Okay, Hilari did help. :)
sometimes all we need is a cute picture like that one. kick your feet up and release the pressure. we like you. :)
um, you are funny and miss dub is cute.
Oh come on, STDs are funny at least 80% of the time.
here's my assessment...
a. you are funny and witty and clever even when you're in the midst of trying to convince us all you're not.
b. it's mr. dub's fault. he had to go and get all involved in your blog post and one up you with his funny lies about your courtship. he clearly couldn't handle the idea of having a wife who's funnier then he is, so he took matters in to his own hands. i say the solution to the matter is that mr. dub get his own blog and leave yours alone. ;)
(that is my shameless attempt to help you in your quest to have him start a blog... 'cause i'm sure you're trying)
here's another thought that just came to mind... you could put on mr. timberlake's hit song "sexy back" and sing along replacing the word "sexy" with the word "funny" whilst dancing around your house... i bet that would do it. :) sort of like a rain dance.
it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all...
i've never had my funny, which is sad b/c i make ppl laugh, but it's only b/c i'm slightly odd.
but your post was funny, so i'm just guessing that you didn't actually lose it.
are you fishing for compliments about your funny? b/c i could go on all day about how i wish that i had a fraction of the funny and wit that your fam possesses.
I second what everyone has said!! You can't possibly not be funny/entertaining; it's in your genes.
But I do understand about feeling different about your personality when you're primarily around the kids all day. That's why I have so much fun when I'm out with Hubs; especially at an "event" like a concert or something... I can catch a glimpse of my former self.
"STDs are real people." Now that's funny.
And by that I meant the quote and not like the clap.
Mr. Underhill seems to be on a roll today, so I think it's pretty clear that if you have any funny missing (and I certainly haven't noticed it) that he STOLE it from you and that he did it on purpose.
I've known a few real people who were kind of like a STD, not that I would know what a STD is like. You know, the kind of person you didn't want to meet, can't get rid off, are embarrassed to talk about, and ruins your other relatioships.
A very few of us remember you before you found your funny. When you so wanted to be hilarious and tried so hard to make up jokes without a clue as to what made something funny. But some of the loudest and longest laughs in family history were at your failed attempts at humor as a four year old (or was it fourteen?).
Now, I don't think you could quit being witty if you wanted to. I'm sure the lack of comedic inspiration, like a bad bout of gas, will eventually pass and end with a bang.
do you think losing your funny might be contagious? 'cause i think i've lost mine now too... hopefully, it's just one of those 24-hour bugs. 'cause you seem to have found yours again. you give me hope.
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