How? Why?
What's so funny?
Allow me to explain by writing a few things. In order for you to be able to grasp some level of understanding, reading will be required. If you cannot read, what the fuck are you doing here?
Anyway. It would be nice if people could respect the 'funny' tag. Those using the 'funny' tag are typically attempting to enter their post into the funny pages. Have a look at a newspaper. Now have a look at Steemit. Have another look at the newspaper. Then, look at Steemit again. Are you noticing any similarities? No? Oh for fuck sake...
Okay
So, in the newspaper we have many different sections. One of those sections is called the funny pages. It's usually full of jokes and humor. Since people are familiar with this thing called the funny pages, they can be prepared to read jokes and humor in advance. This makes life easier because nobody likes an asshole who suddenly starts laughing at the news story about those people who got drunk and rammed their van into that store that sells dildos. Yes, it's humorous but someone may have been hurt. If someone gets hurt within the funny pages, it's okay to laugh at their misfortune because there's a strong chance that character was a cartoon or just acting and didn't really get hurt. See the difference? No? Goddammit...
Okay!
So! If you are about to read something on Steemit, read the tag. If the first tag used is funny, that fucking word will be right at the goddamn top of the post. This is a clear indication that everything you are about to read is not to be taken 100% seriously. Sure, there might be some important information mixed in that could be taken seriously, but the author is using the goddamn funny tag to make it incredibly fucking obvious to anyone who's about the read the goddamn post that what's inside is meant to be humorous.
With that much information already handed to the reader on a silver fucking platter, taking the contents within seriously is the biggest douchebag move anyone can do to the author. Especially when they're finished and they leave a stupid comment that clearly shows how they had no fucking idea they were reading something humorous. How the fuck they can power through something designed to be funny without even realizing it is beyond me, but whatever, that's why they hired me to teach people stuff.
Pro-tip: If the first tag used is 'funny' and you see swear words and assume the author must be angry, you're an asshole! Why? Because! Reasons!
Anyway
Mr. Himself?
Yes?
I have a question.
I can tell. Would you please just ask the goddamn question instead of wasting my time with all of this small talk.
Sorry. You make me feel nervous.
Please! Just grow a spine and get on with it!
Okay. So. I was wondering if it's okay to use the 'funny' tag because for about two seconds my kitty showed up in front of my camera as I was talking about Bitcoin and I laughed.
NO!
That's not okay!
You're mixing news or commentary about a specific topic with something cute, okay! Look at that damn newspaper again! Do you see any talking heads mixed in with the humorous articles, comics or cartoons? No! You don't and there's a reason for that!
What's the reason?
Listen. Do you want to fail this class? I can do that, you know. I can write a big ole red 'F' on your paper and send you packing. Do you want to live in a basement suite under an old lady that has three dogs and seventeen cats who run around all day making it sound like you're living under a murder during a thunderstorm for the rest of your life or do you want to learn!
I want to learn.
Then pay attention!
People can still laugh at your stupid kitty but your show about the things you felt like saying that day because people actually listen to you for some stupid reason is not about kitties or humor. It was an accident that you somehow managed to be funny while boring people to death with your analysis. You should not be using the funny tag unless you want people to think you're one big fucking joke! Get it? Got it? Good!
You can be entertaining and that will probably earn you a larger following because most of these people are so goddamn boring it makes my head spin but please leave the funny pages alone. You'll fit in perfectly fine nestled in to your own section with your own people listening and paying attention to them being wrong more than half of the time.
Now look what you did!
I have no idea where I was going with this because of your damn distractions. I had all kinds of interesting things to say and now I forgot what those were because of you!
Let me see your lunch.
Okay. I'm taking the sandwiches and the juice box, I'm going outside, I'm going sit in my car, smoke a big bowl, get high as fuck, turn on the radio, then eat these sandwiches.
Everyone else is dismissed except you. You're going to stay back and write I am the biggest, stupidest, ugliest piece of shit in the entire class and now I don't have any sandwiches because of it fifty times on the board. Then you can leave a dollar on my desk for using up all my chalk and go play with the friends you don't have.
Have a nice day.
Unfortunately, humor can also sometimes be used as a weapon. In fact, occasionally that is its primary purpose.
It can be used as a weapon disguised as a pen to prove a point without bloodshed. People have used humor to draw attention to serious matters for thousands of years. It can hurt the feelings of those who act invincible on the outside. Their reactions to it often reveal their weaknesses along with their true colors.
My intentions here weren't to hurt any feelings, but I realize it might get under someones skin. At the same time, this is a skit with shades of satire. That's not actually me talking. It's a performance. Mr. Himself is an asshole teacher. The only way to get that right is to say things only an asshole would say. I certainly don't mean it but there's still some good takeaway from all this if one reads between the lines.
Hey, don't be defensive. I was speaking in generalities, and not about this post in particular. This post is spot on!
What came to mind was the insidious weaponized humor being used by some television comedians such as Stephen Colbert and John Oliver.
But on the other hand, George Carlin and Bill Hicks were gods! And you too!
It's a touchy subject for me at times, so, pardon me! I do get defensive. Take enough flak and it becomes a bad habit after awhile.
I'll tell you the difference between people like Colbert and Carlin though. Colbert has a big red sign above the set that lights up when people need to laugh. Carlin didn't. Need I say more? LOL!
I can't read - I came here for the pictures - thankfully @sift666 provided some or I'd still be none the wiser :P
Yeah. This was about Madonna wrestling. Wasn't too important.
You've raised several good points in this lecture, but I have some issues:
Unfortunately, as you might not be aware, most people do not read newspapers anymore. Moreover, I also believe this section is only colloquially called the "funny pages" and is more correctly described as the "comics section."
Mr. Himself, I'll have you know that intimidating your students is not to be taken lightly. Why, just earlier last week or a few weeks ago, a teacher fired a gun out of a classroom window, intimidating his students. I can imagine you don't want to be associated with such antics.
I'd say it's too soon to be cracking jokes about this topic, wouldn't you?
My word, what reckless and tasteless disregard for the sensitivities of your students. Who allowed you to become a teacher? Bullying is serious business, Mr. Himself!
Accordingly, I have flagged this post by negative one-hundred per cent. That's two negative things in one! I hope that it properly illustrates my disgust at you today.
As Mr. Himself, I'd just like to say: Thanks for actually showing up to class today. It's good to see you're sober for a change. I just have to tell you a few things:
You're a moron.
Biggest fucking moron I've ever met.
Yeah well, fuck you too.
...and I'm not sorry for spitting purple drink all over your paper either.
Funny - again your post makes me remember high school. One time I got 400 lines for leaning back on my chair. I wrote one line of "I know leaning back on my chair is dangerous" at the top of 10-11 pages or so - and 390 lines of ditto marks. The teacher said screw it, I won this time, because she didn't want to keep me in detention any longer lol
The next day in class a kid fell leaning back on his chair, and hit his head hard on the floor. Richard Wang. He actually cracked his skull open, an ambulance came and he had to have staples put in his skull. He was in a medically induced coma for like a week and out of school for like a month. NO that last part didn't happen - gotcha. The Richard Wang part was a reference to your last post about head - Dick Wang hit his Head? Good times.
I got 5000 lines from a crazy lady. I found a dead mouse near the swings when I was about nine or ten. I picked it up by the tail and threw it into a crowd of kids. It hit one guy on the side of the face and then went down his winter jacket. He didn't know what it was but he found it eventually and looked at it, then realized what it was so he freaked out and threw it away but it hit the crazy lady. Some other kid ratted me out for starting the whole thing. I didn't write those lines though. She kept asking me and I just kept saying I wasn't finished. She said I had until Friday but she didn't say which Friday.
That last post of mine bombed. I couldn't think of any good jokes. It wasn't terrible but I think if I was to do it again I'd just shut the fuck up and talk about the art.
5000 lines? Whoa! And I thought 400 was a lot lol What a stupid punishment anyway, writing lines... "Here completely waste 2 hours of your youth"
Total waste. Trying to get through that stupid seaweed on the Ninja Turtles swimming level without dying for more than two hours: not a waste of youth.
Some people find me really funny when I don't think I am and when I try to be funny I am just awkward.
However, who gives a shit. Everybody is the way it is and you are indeed attracting critics with this post.
I am writing because I launched a miserable contest and you should participate, because I consider you an artist and you are good at doign body parts.
Cheers!
I can only do the funny stuff naturally as well. If someone says, "Hey! Say something funny!" I'll typically respond with, "Something funny." Mr. Himself is a jackass and it's okay to laugh at a jackass. If I was acting like that in public, it wouldn't be funny at all... even though, knowing me, if I saw it, I'd be laughing... but that's just how I am.
I'll have a look at this contest now.
Jesus, I do the same. When someone ask me say something, I reply something auhauahuah
I thought I was the only one that would find it funny ^^
Get your spotted dick in the contest!
Really funny pics and video, upvoted
You bastard.... LOL
Heh heh ;0)
I love you guys. I am setting up spamfarmer profile just to spam your posts :D
Lol , your way of writing is totally unique ,doesnt matter if you dont use funny tag ..when ever i see your post my face itself starts to turn into smile ...
You got humour .....you know fuck everything You are awesome..
I use the funny tag because I'm placing my work into the funny pages. I don't want it anywhere else. I know I could write about other thing and make that funny. I do that sometimes. This post I wrote in character. It can't be taken seriously. It's a joke, so it needs to go where it belongs.
Everything you write is never serious , atleast you are making steemit like more than a newspaper ,making it funny ..i love your posts ...i love the technique you write it in with... #ALWAYSFUNNY
Got it!
If Sheldon Cooper was your student, you just sent him on vacation
even if you haven't used the funny tag. It is pretty obvious.
Your starting the post with
who the fuck doesn't think it is funny.
BTW the education department needs more teachers like you 😂
I enjoy using this Mr. Himself character. Anytime I feel like saying something important now I can just derail the whole thing. So much fun. Who really listens to good advice anyway? LOL
Little Billy raises hand
Oooh, ooh, Mr. Himself! I found an example of talking heads mixed in with the comics.
pulls out comic book
Well maybe the comics got mixed in with the Talking Heads?
... Can I have one of those sandwiches?
Are you attempting to challenge my intelligence, young man? Hmmm? Think you're smarter than the teacher, do you! No sandwiches for you. Your mom told me you're allergic after she su...oh look at the time. Shouldn't you be... leaving. Notice how there isn't a question mark.
LOL.... wtf am I doing with my life...
People misuse the damn tags. It is epidemic. But nice guy that I am I have not said anything. I have used the funny tag a few times for a REAL joke. it was good. It is all about marketing which trickles back to money which trickles back to DAMN greed. People will be people. They are unprogramable and will do their own thing. I ignore it. I hope your post educates them. Now I am going to finish my fucking beer. Cheers.
When someone abuses the tags, they just end up hurting everyone else who actually depend on the proper tag. Right now I can't get any exposure because assholes probably paid an arm and a leg to boost something up the funny pages that isn't even meant to be funny. Happens everyday. I call them assholes because when someone cuts in line, they get called an asshole. That's life I guess. Oh well.
In 18 months on Steemit I don't think I've ever clicked on a post because of the tag - I just look at the title and the picture.
But funny is better than a kick up the arse.
I've been using the funny tag forever and people have been taking it seriously forever so I thought I'd write a fucking joke about it... it's this, or go batshit crazy.
People who read tags have no sense of humour!
Mr. Himself?
I have a question?
Why do you keep calling me Steve?
Steve!
I thought I told you to stop asking these stupid fucking questions!
Don't touch NoNames sandwiches in the funny section, kids.
That's right. Lay off my damn sandwiches, kids.
Mr. Himself? I don't understand. What's a newspaper?
It's something they hand out for free at times so people with dogs don't get shit on their floors. When you're busy cleaning up the shit, sometimes you'll notice colorful pages. Those are supposed to be funny but the words get blurred from the all the wet shit.
Everything is funnu in "funny" that's the purpose anyway, no need to take everything so serious!
Well, not everything. From time to time, some people put their work into the wrong pile. It can lead to disappointment. For instance, watching a vlog for seven minutes waiting for something funny to happen, but it never does. They used the funny tag because they smiled a couple times... ugh... wrong pile! LOL
Yes that happens sometime but I believe that eventually people know that is really funny!
I was feeling amused, despite the fact that I knew I was supposed to be amused, and then you mentioned sandwiches and I lost my train of thought.
My attention span stops at sandwiches too. I had a really good one the other day. I was going to say something else to this but... sandwiches.
Oh and sometimes between funny and serious, you have one of my fav tags #whysoserious started bt my friend @dumar022. Its a great tag for humor.
There are plenty of good humor related tags. The basics are important though. I've noticed many people tagging their work with something only a few people know about as the first tag and that actually hurts their chances at being seen. Funny doesn't necessarily mean what's inside the post is hilarious. I certainly don't laugh out loud at much of what I read in the newspaper funny pages... but that's because they don't have writers like we have on Steemit.
Mr. Himself? Where do the posts with no tags go to die?
Hell!
Humor is subjective. But I think, just like art, there is something inherent to it. Something that makes a joke objectively good or bad, even across time and places.
I could just not describe it, but I read some old jokes (Old jokes. Like, ancient Egypt and stuff) and they are still funny!
Indeed it is subjective. There will always be those heckler types. In a conversation I can be incredibly dry with my humor and just say things. Three people will laugh, one gets angry. Some people can only be funny by telling jokes they heard. They might think they're funny for doing that but it's actually the joke that's funny and they had nothing to do with it. Regardless of the delivery though, laughter is one of the only true reactions left in this world that cannot be faked... unless you're part of a laugh track.
If I cared about words, I would think it was really rude.
Since I don't give a single fuck probably I can laugh it off.
Let's play a game and see how much shit Nonameslefttouse can throw at the audience, before they realise they are fully armed with shit.
LOL! I've been harassed and called names for using certain words. It doesn't bother me. It just gives me an excuse to go all out crazy on their ass until they feel stupid for calling me stupid. I did a profanity laced joke a long time ago. It was really one of the first times I stepped out of my shell to start taking comedy seriously(if that makes sense). The first comment I got was someone pissed off. They called me a low-life and flagged my post... LOL! They said I wouldn't last here... Treated me like I don't belong. Memories! LOL
Your way of depicting writing expressing is totally unique and you fucking don't need to add funny as your first tag because it is already so hilarious 😂😂don't give a damn to those bitches.
I have to use the tag. People read things and take it all literally. They don't realize I'm writing in character, for fun, to be creative. Using the correct tags is what we do. That's the way of the world.
Yeah the world of course is full of fools. If one doesn't add the tag he may create fool of himself by explaining explaining and keep on explaining the thing that actually wasn't indicated towards anyone.... Adding a tag can make life more easy.
That's the point. I can't spend hours explaining to people that I'm joking. It's happened in the past, even with the tag. If they don't find it funny, that's fine, but at least they'll know not everything is as it seems.
Yes thats human nature adding a tag makes difference
I think people don't need to keep the funny tag with the posts. What's funny is funny for me, for you and for everyone. But it's nice to describe the scene with all the details, it helps to understand better. Just like you have explained it perfectly. Thanks mate
I think it's funny. If you do two, that makes three of us.
Explaining the funny is usually the death of the funny but you somehow pulled it off and no one had to die! Great post once again @nonameslefttouse.
Are you a robot?
Whar made you think so?
I get early comments. They usually have my name link, a self vote, and my tags are used within the comment somewhere. I'm just seeing robots everywhere these days... Friendly heads-up too. If you self vote comments, that tells me you don't want mine.
I do not usually self vote myself since my Steem power is very less, I always comment after reading the entire post. You can check out my profile and see comments I made, all of them are adding value to the orignal post. This time however I messed it up trying to be funny.
You didn't mess up. I was looking at the self vote on your comment and thinking only a bot would do something like that but I was wrong. I usually upvote comments but when I see someone upvote their own comment, I don't upvote it if I don't know the person well. It's nothing personal. I don't care if people upvote their own posts. I do it most of the time. I like to reward those who comment though. Since your vote is there, I can't. I'm weird like that.
lol the way you explain is awesome and Mr Himself you are cool and a pretty good educator, if education sectors would have teacher like you none would fail... 😜
I agree when using the tag funny you just not only have to upload any pic you have to describe the scenario, otherwise its not worth the tag
Absolutely! Lol.. Some people use the funny tag and then bore the people to the ass.. That should be avoided...thanks for ur explanation...
Is helping ... Sudden giggles
It is true many times one laughs at the stories of the funny section. without realizing that it is real and we make fun of the misfortunes of others. I did not realize about the label, hahaha.
No, no you have a nice day. Or night.
You're funny...with seriousness thrown into the mix I see. Some call it 'dark' humor or 'dry' at times...I don't know what I call it, but me 'thinketh' that 'my' humor often escapes comprehension here as well.
I just discovered you while surfing the opening trending page (in a comment section - brockman) You rightfully called him out on the issues raised, and handled it very well in my opinion. Which led me to further explore your content.
I see that you're taking a break from the annoying aspect of steemit, and it is my hope that you come back refreshed. I've only been on the platform for about two months and already needed a break two weeks ago (for similar reasons)
Have a happy (break-fest) Do some art, and enjoy yourself...Regards @angryman
wow very excellent post
You said the right thing ... I agree with your words ... and your post was very good .. Thank you